The US hamburger chain giant — which recently sealed a deal to sell itself for US$3.26 billion to 3G Capital — said Friday that it was canceling its contract with PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology over concerns it had not adopted sustainable farming practices.

Your comments:

I think Greenpeace is disbursing lots of cash for small youth parties rather than for social and environmental breakthroughs. Rainbow Warrior is turning into a junk.

Core
Jakarta

Yes, we do replace trees with trees, and if the companies follow Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) religiously, we won’t have any problems either. Unfortunately, companies tend to ignore such guidelines.

Yes, the palm oil industry provides employment to the Indonesian people, as it is still labor intensive.

If Burger King does not want to buy our oil, so what? They are such hypocrites for doing that. They sell products that are so bad for you. Maybe we should boycott Burger King instead.

Conor
Jakarta

Palm oil plantations provide employment to the Indonesian people. How much will Burger King corporate social responsibility spending compensate in Indonesia if there are no more palm oil plantations.

Alina
Jakarta

Anticorruption curriculum

Sept. 6, Online

The National Education Ministry will cooperate with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to deliberate an antigraft curriculum that is expected to be taught in schools and universities nationwide by 2011.

Your comments:

Just teach truth and honesty and don’t get them talking about corruption.

Peter Jon
Bali
 
Oh, come on! The National Education Ministry is corrupt to the core

David
Jakarta

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