Comment: Indonesians told to learn from Dutch

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July 7, p. 5

Indonesians should learn from the Dutch colonials in promoting the country’s tangible and intangible heritage, including preserving the main purpose of watercourses, said historians at the 22nd Conference of the
International Association of Historians of Asia (IAHA), held from July 2 to 6 in Surakarta, Central Java.

Your comments:

RI acted before any real thought when they ousted the Dutch prematurely. It may have already been a leader in the Asia region, and its people better educated, if the Dutch had remained for a few more years to help develop the nation.

Baz

The government will also need approval from radical group members.

S. Satmo

Instead of buying tanks, it would be better to use that money to solve the water problems in Jakarta. The Dutch are specialized in resolving water problems around the world.

APH Mulders