Ruffled Feathers

In handling labor and business affairs, a minister once likened the job to holding a pigeon. If you clench your fist too tight the pigeon will die from suffocation, but if your grip is too loose, the bird—read entrepreneurs—will resort to (capital) flight.

The prevailing economic crisis, rupiah depreciation and rising prices of raw materials multiply the production costs of goods and services in the country. Efficiency must be exerc

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