Pornography lawsuit -- Feb. 28, p. 7

Mon, 03/03/2008 12:52 AM

I would like to comment on Inke Maris' reactionary and ill-informed letter urging the passing of the pornography bill in Indonesia.

I should point out that pornography is legal in Australia, can be bought at news agencies and is produced in the Northern Territory and Canberra.

Indeed, Canberra has entire warehouses filled with it in the industrial suburb Fyshwick. The difference is, the police and courts do not clog their investigations getting worked up about what consenting adults do, nor do they fall into a foaming rage at the sight of a navel.

They are rather more concerned about non-consensual and violent pornography. It is this filtering to focus on what is truly harmful and criminal, as opposed to morally dubious, which makes the investigations more efficient.

If Inke Maris really wishes to protect her children she would do better to look at the substance of Indonesia's pornography bill, rather than just its title. ANDREW
Surabaya

Smart Card

In my opinion a Smart Card is a good way to resolve the problem with private owners. It can limit Indonesians from using their cars and have an effect on the culture of consumption. The government should monitor people who are not responsible in order to prevent false Smart Cards from circulating. SETYO DEWI UTARI Bandung

Halal labeling and market
Feb. 28, p. 2

Mercian Labels in the UK has seen a lot more interest in halal labeling in the past 12 months. Indeed there are several new halal certification schemes coming onto the market which involve mass numbering of products to ensure halal certification. ADRIAN STEELE
Cannock, UK

Let the producers choose. If a halal certificate is really worth the money, do not worry, they will rush their products for certification. See the reality in the market, do consumers demand halal certification? If they do not care, why should the MUI be so eager to force the certification? Something is fishy. RABIANTO
Denpasar

Against halal labeling Feb. 27, p. 2

This is one of the examples why opening up a business in Indonesia is expensive. Please, stand in somebody's else shoes, especially home industries and small-scale industries which produce local food and beverages. TAUFIK
Tangerang, Banten

Sharia law, Soeharto children
Feb. 27, p. 9

What a joke! But it is no joke! This is happening in Indonesia! Playing with sharia laws in the court is playing with fire. Who is laughing? The Soeharto family and the rest of the world. HENDRIK Zanthen, Luxenbourg

2008 state budget
Feb. 27, p. 13

We should have been gradually reducing subsidies since the time of president Habibie. By now the subsidies would be very small or even non-existent and the economy would have been able to make steady adjustments in the process without becoming unbalanced. The best method for reducing subsidies is step by step, not overnight. VICTOR BELMONT
Jakarta

Indigenous lingo Feb. 26, p. 9

Is the indigenous lingoes has a same meaning with mother tongue. Because, as far as I know, people mostly use mother tongue rather than indigenous lingoes? SYAMSUL
Jakarta

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