Productive Debt is Fine

Debate on state debt is still on going here in Indonesia. As the writer remembers, matters of foreign debt had become hot issue during 1997 crisis. During present global economy crisis, state debt emerges for debate. It is due to the fact that this crisis has forced many nations, including the advanced one as United [...]

Control the Stability of Rupiah

The stability of exchange rate for Rupiah against US Dollar has provided soft pad for us to gorgeous dream on our economic condition, at least for this first semester of 2009. Rupiah is strongly traded at IDR 10,000 per USD.
In determined 2010 RAPBN, the government draws on assumption for this exchange rate at IDR 9,500 [...]

Sara Teasdale’s Poem

Bebukit Panjang
Puncak bukit: terlewati pasti sejenak lalu
Dan aku beranjak turun kini
Sungguh aneh: puncak bukit terlewati dan, ku tak tahu
Namun belukar menangkapi ujung-ujung gaunku.
Sepanjang pagi ku termenung: betapa bangganya aku
Disana berdiri tegak selayak ratu
Terbungkus angina dan mentari: dunia dibawah sana
Namun semua gelap, ku hanya [...]