If you were living in Jakarta, especially in Central Jakarta, your eyes will recognize the big, tall poles in the middle of the asphalt road. If you weren’t, perhaps you have seen some news about it. The monorail project which was declared by the province government of Jakarta in 2004.
I still remember the excitements when Mr. Fauzi Bowo said that we’re going to have the new transportation system; the monorail. All television and radio channels reported all movements which had relations with the monorail project; almost 24 hours per day. ‘The Monorail Project Will Open for Public in a Few Years’. This was the banner in one of those news channels. But it’s 2011, and those poles still stand half-touched in the middle of the crowds.
Actually, it’s not just about the monorail. If we take a look at our back, we’ll find some cases which have similarities with the monorail project; which represented Indonesia as such a country. These cases also consolidate Indonesia’s image as a country with low personality integration. I’ve studied some of them and interviewed my friends about these big cases related to the government—not just Jakarta’s government. The purpose of this report is to tell people about Indonesia’s images about the government from 40 teenagers’ perspectives. I’ve asked them three questions—their opinion about the failed monorail, government’s act in Sidoarjo Mud Flow case, and their thoughts about Corruption in Indonesia.
The Monorail Project
The construction of the pylons started on June 2004, stopped a few weeks after the owner ran out of funds. This project leaves countless support pillars of the stalled project all around the Central Jakarta, especially the Senayan area.
100% of the people said that this project was useless. One of them said that the government was taking the wrong decision by building those pillars without thinking about their funds. A little of the people said that they still hope for the government to rebuild monorail system—even it seems like an impossible thing today; reviewing at our limited funds.
Sidoarjo Mud Flow
May 2006, the biggest mud volcano in the world started to erupt in Sidoarjo, East Java. This was created after the blowout of PT Lapindo Brantas’ drilled well, although some geologists claimed that this was happened because of the nature’s condition and earthquake. The government of Indonesia tried to do a lot of things, in purpose to stop this mud flow and to help the victims.
Almost every people said that the government’s acts were not enough. There are a lot of people who need a better place to live, and it’s the government’s job to arrange it. They said that the government’s acts were too slow, compared with the massive problem in Sidoarjo. A little of the people said that it’s not the government’s fault at all; we can’t predict nature. The rest remained silent.
Corruption in Indonesia
27 July 2011, Marzuki, the chief of People’s Representative Council (or Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat in Indonesian) said that it is better for Indonesia if we don’t have any Corruption Eradication Commission (Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi). 90% of the people I’ve interviewed said that Marzuki’s words are nonsense. They said we still need the Corruption Eradication Commission. 10% of the people said that we don’t need any; because they don’t see any result from the Corruption Eradication Commission.
From the first two questions, I conclude that almost everyone I've interviewed didn’t like how the government’s act. But from the third question, I can conclude that people still need the government to control the problems in Indonesia. This is shown in their opinion that they’re against Marzuki, which was trying to change the Indonesia’s system by erasing the Corruption Eradication Commission. I myself have to admit that if I interviewed myself, I’d be in those people who disagree with the government but protecting the Corruption Eradication Commission from Marzuki’s plan.
So this is up to us right now, the new generations. We decide the next path for Indonesia. We are the one and only who could change the images of Indonesia. I am Sarah Radian from group 6 XD of Labschool Kebayoran High School—and this is my report.
Salsabila Raihana Radian, 35, XD
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