I was quite surprised to see President SBY standing up against the slackness of state owned oil company Pertamina, in their distribution of gasoline which caused much chaos as gas station started running out of fuel.
You know what the problem with monopoly is? you get lazy, and Pertamina has been guilty of it for many years. Loved the quote pulled from SBY's speech (highlighted in black).
President Disappointed With Pertamina
Monday, 05 January, 2009 | 14:53 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said he is disappointed with the delay in fuel distribution by PT Pertamina that has made petrol scarce in many regions.
“I am not happy with this,” said the President in his speech at the opening of 2009 share trading at the Indonesian Stock Exchange in Jakarta, on Monday (5/1).
The President would not accept Pertamina's reason that the delay was because of the long holiday.
“There are no holidays as regards serving the people and the state never sleeps,” he said firmly.
According to the President, Pertamina should have anticipated the situation and be prepared for whatever might happen.
WAHYUDIN FAHMI
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