Fact and Fiction Mixed Up Over 'Buy Indonesian' The Jakarta Globe, Wednesday, February 18, 2009
With reference to the article "Buy Indonesian Goods or Else! New Decree Tells Government Employees" in the Jakarta Globe on Monday, Feb. 16, the Ministry of Trade would like to highlight the following: On Sunday, Feb. 15, after the Footwear and Leather Products 2009 exhibition at JCC, Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu answered questions from several journalists. At no point during her briefing did Minister Pangestu mention a decree banning civil servants from using non-Indonesian goods. The Ministry of Trade is bewildered how the Jakarta Globe could reach this conclusion, let alone attribute such statements to Minister Pangestu. To be absolutely clear, Minister Pangestu never said "government employees who don’t wear locally made products will face punishment." Neither did she make any similar statements the Jakarta Globe could have interpreted to have this meaning. Monday’s article was pure fiction, and the Ministry of Trade encourages the Jakarta Globe to get its facts right. I hope this letter clarifies the article. Andreas Anugerah Head of Public Relations, Ministry of Trade Source: THE JAKARTA GLOBE URL: http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/opinion/letters/article/10232.html ___________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! sekarang memiliki alamat Email baru. Dapatkan nama yang selalu Anda inginkan di domain baru @ymail dan @rocketmail. Cepat sebelum diambil orang lain! http://mail.promotions.yahoo.com/newdomains/id/ ------------------------------------ http://www.SuratPembaca.info Komunitas Surat Pembaca IndonesiaYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/surat-pembaca/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/surat-pembaca/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
