V. Linda, YogyakartaHer name is Siti. I talked to her, in her way, at her employer’s house in Bedok, Singapore. It was Sunday, the one week day most domestic workers are given off.
Siti had just visited a fellow domestic worker from Indonesia. She told me it had been one year since she left her village, a small place in Central Java, to earn her living abroad as a domestic worker. Baca entri selengkapnya »
Nico Wattimena, Jakarta
A professional engineer must chose the correct set of precision tools for any job at hand.
A Formula I mechanic or a jet turbine specialist takes pride in his tools, using them wisely — and proudly.
The same analogy can be superbly applied to senior management in major corporations. Baca entri selengkapnya »
Samsudin Berlian, Jakarta
The question of religion and ethics raised by the article “Religiously we are good, what about morally?” in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 24 is at least as old as the first organized monotheistic institution. Baca entri selengkapnya »
