Wew,
This morning I read news that Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati is going to be Managing Director for World Bank Group. I personally want to congratulate her for her success and I want to say thanks for many great things she has done to Indonesia.
Who is Sri Mulyani Indrawati(SMI)?
[Wikipedia] She is the Minister of Finance of Indonesia in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet. Mulyani received her doctorate in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1992. She is an executive director of the International Monetary Fund representing 12 economies in Southeast Asia. In 2001, Mulyani left for Atlanta, United States, to serve as a consultant with the U.S. Aid Agency USAID for programs to strengthen Indonesia’s autonomy. She lectured on the Indonesian economy at Georgia University. She successfully tackled corruption in Indonesia's tax and customs office, and enjoys a reputation for integrity.
In August 2008, Mulyani was ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 23rd most powerful woman in the world and the most powerful in Indonesia.
Sri Mulyani successfully fighting one of many sickness that Indonesia may have, named corruption. The history of corruption is bound when Indonesia is being occupied by the Dutch. From that time, until Indonesia gained its freedom, until this moment, corruption and bribery are the most integrated sins that Indonesia have in its government system. From the top to the root, the government and people representatives councils are being induced by corruption and bribery.
For small things like making indentity card, driving licence, good behaviour document, violating traffic lights, usually you must give something "extra" to the government officials and the police. If not, your documents will take long time to be approved and cleared. Because of that there is a say in Indonesia that "Why making things easier when you can make it harder?" .
Thats why I personally glad that SMI has succeed fights corruption and reform part of her department, especially tax and customs which are crucial to the nations income. She is very smart and good at gaining market favour which make Rupiah currency gradually became more stable and stronger. I thought that maybe this is one of the cornerstones that can make Indonesia rise and become a good nation.
But her success makes many enemies for her, especially peoples that are used to corruption and bribery and make a luxury living from it, doing it casually and put it in their common sense. these rotten people are searching for her fall and making black campaign in every way. That's why she is being accused as neoliberal, American lapdog, etc by people that mostly know nothing about what they're accusing(people that don't have enough intelligence).
The final act is when she is being accused of her decisions about "Century" case which on my opinion is a rightfull decision. Because of her's and Boediono's decision, Indonesia didn't suffer much when America's finance collapsed.
Then peoples representatives councils are making a committee to investigate "Century" case, and called her for a hearing. There is nothing wrong with that. It's just that when I saw the footage of the hearing, I laugh at it. Why? because what I saw was so pathetic. The way the committee ask her is just like an attorney, very intimidating and doesn't have any ethics. But she can answer the questions with calmness, which provoke the committee to ask more unrelated, repeated, and fail questions. From what I see, the committee is trying to put blame on her, but they cant, because they know nothing about finance and economy (peoples that don't have enough intelligence). But that was not enough. They banned her from crucial meetings and walk out from every meeting that she attend, makes me thinks its true that they are the same level as kindergarten kids(famous quote from Gus Dur).
I think Indonesia needs people like SMI, a professional that's not dirtied by politics and has passion of building Indonesia to become a better nation. Many example such as BJ Habibie, Boediono, Gus Dur, etc that highly respected by the world, that can make Indonesia better, but in reality they're being wasted and back-stabbed by their own country. Because honest and good people are minor and when they fight against corrupt people/system, they will lose. That's why I cant blame them, if most of best Indonesian talents are prefer to work and live in foreign country, where at there they were being respected and much more appreciated than in Indonesia.
In the end, I just hope that SMI got her deserved respect at international organization and enjoy more of her success, something that she deserved. Hope that she didn't forget Indonesia. Hope that she can show more to the world about the good side of Indonesia and Indonesian people. And someday she will be back once again to build Indonesia to be a better side. GOOD LUCK SMI!
This is merely my honest personal opinion.
Thank you for reading.
Who is Sri Mulyani Indrawati(SMI)?
[Wikipedia] She is the Minister of Finance of Indonesia in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet. Mulyani received her doctorate in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1992. She is an executive director of the International Monetary Fund representing 12 economies in Southeast Asia. In 2001, Mulyani left for Atlanta, United States, to serve as a consultant with the U.S. Aid Agency USAID for programs to strengthen Indonesia’s autonomy. She lectured on the Indonesian economy at Georgia University. She successfully tackled corruption in Indonesia's tax and customs office, and enjoys a reputation for integrity.
In August 2008, Mulyani was ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 23rd most powerful woman in the world and the most powerful in Indonesia.
Sri Mulyani successfully fighting one of many sickness that Indonesia may have, named corruption. The history of corruption is bound when Indonesia is being occupied by the Dutch. From that time, until Indonesia gained its freedom, until this moment, corruption and bribery are the most integrated sins that Indonesia have in its government system. From the top to the root, the government and people representatives councils are being induced by corruption and bribery.
For small things like making indentity card, driving licence, good behaviour document, violating traffic lights, usually you must give something "extra" to the government officials and the police. If not, your documents will take long time to be approved and cleared. Because of that there is a say in Indonesia that "Why making things easier when you can make it harder?" .
Thats why I personally glad that SMI has succeed fights corruption and reform part of her department, especially tax and customs which are crucial to the nations income. She is very smart and good at gaining market favour which make Rupiah currency gradually became more stable and stronger. I thought that maybe this is one of the cornerstones that can make Indonesia rise and become a good nation.
But her success makes many enemies for her, especially peoples that are used to corruption and bribery and make a luxury living from it, doing it casually and put it in their common sense. these rotten people are searching for her fall and making black campaign in every way. That's why she is being accused as neoliberal, American lapdog, etc by people that mostly know nothing about what they're accusing(people that don't have enough intelligence).
The final act is when she is being accused of her decisions about "Century" case which on my opinion is a rightfull decision. Because of her's and Boediono's decision, Indonesia didn't suffer much when America's finance collapsed.
Then peoples representatives councils are making a committee to investigate "Century" case, and called her for a hearing. There is nothing wrong with that. It's just that when I saw the footage of the hearing, I laugh at it. Why? because what I saw was so pathetic. The way the committee ask her is just like an attorney, very intimidating and doesn't have any ethics. But she can answer the questions with calmness, which provoke the committee to ask more unrelated, repeated, and fail questions. From what I see, the committee is trying to put blame on her, but they cant, because they know nothing about finance and economy (peoples that don't have enough intelligence). But that was not enough. They banned her from crucial meetings and walk out from every meeting that she attend, makes me thinks its true that they are the same level as kindergarten kids(famous quote from Gus Dur).
I think Indonesia needs people like SMI, a professional that's not dirtied by politics and has passion of building Indonesia to become a better nation. Many example such as BJ Habibie, Boediono, Gus Dur, etc that highly respected by the world, that can make Indonesia better, but in reality they're being wasted and back-stabbed by their own country. Because honest and good people are minor and when they fight against corrupt people/system, they will lose. That's why I cant blame them, if most of best Indonesian talents are prefer to work and live in foreign country, where at there they were being respected and much more appreciated than in Indonesia.
In the end, I just hope that SMI got her deserved respect at international organization and enjoy more of her success, something that she deserved. Hope that she didn't forget Indonesia. Hope that she can show more to the world about the good side of Indonesia and Indonesian people. And someday she will be back once again to build Indonesia to be a better side. GOOD LUCK SMI!
This is merely my honest personal opinion.
Thank you for reading.
3 comments:
Great article! Amazing facts about SMI. What a classic story about Indonesians are more respected and appreciated outside their own country. Personally I've met countless inspiring and talented Indonesian who lives and works in the UK
Yay, first comment :D thanks for reading.
Wow... nice article, yahhh I totally agree with the quote "Why making things easier when you can make it harder?". I remember last time I have to wait for 6 month just to get my ID card. Hopefully there's someone who can make a change in Indonesia.
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