Is that right? I don’t think that way. I’ve been all over, even outside Asia, and I have not experienced such a thing as revealed by the global executive search firm.

But anyhow, there are always two sides of a coin. Of course, we have to respect such a view.

E. Nurdin
Jakarta

Maybe we are too busy cleaning out all the corrupters, or maybe we produce more of them.

Judistira Candra Parangan
Denpasar

I was very proud to see the picture of Sri Mulyani Indrawati in a batik-motif dress giving her speech at the US Department of the Treasury in Washington.

Mulyani accepted a Development Impact Honor award for excellence in the development and implementation of a Multilateral Development Bank project concerning the Amazon Region Protected Areas program (The Jakarta Post, June 9).

The Post also reported some time ago that our lady ambassador in Holland is doing well, too.

As were our students representing our national universities abroad. I do agree, however, that we should produce more Sri Mulyani Indrawatis by improving our educational system.

Moeljono Adikoesoemo
Jakarta

You don’t need to be competitive in this country that is a fact!

All you have to do is bribe this guy or that guy.

How can you develop competitiveness in this country when someone with not much of an education can become rich by receiving bribe money?

Gayus — ring any bell?

Jaytee
Jakarta

Your comments on the start of the UEFA European Championship, which begins on Friday, and what Indonesian soccer teams can learn from this competition:

Exciting tournament

O. Collins
Jakarta

I think Germany is one of the favorite teams to be champions at Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, because Germany has talented, skilled, clever and strong players at each line from a goalkeeper like Manuel Neuer, defenders like Holger Badstuber, Matts Hummels, Philip Lahm etc., midfielders like Mario Goetze, Toni Kross, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski etc. and the forwards like Mario Gomez and Miroslav Klose.

Maybe the weaknesses of the team are arrogance and the occasional tendency to underestimate adversaries’ potential, as we saw from Germany’s 3-5 loss to Switzerland. It is the first time Germany was beaten by Switzerland.

Toni Ervianto
Jakarta

I guess Ronaldo will be the top scorer in the tournament; maybe this time he can show his ability in the early qualification session.

Aries Utomo
Jakarta

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