The Serious Corruption in Indonesia

           Apparently, the term of corruption is closer by Indonesia right now. As we know, Indonesia is the fourth corrupted country in the world from twenty-eight countries. In my opinion, it is caused by the less attention of Indonesian government in carrying out the law that they had formed. As the constitutional state, Indonesia should be able to put the law in the right way. Someone who conflicts with the law has to be punished in accordance with the rule. However, unfortunately it does not happen in Indonesia. The law in Indonesia looks like being made a fool. If it is so, people will be able to do corruption easily in Indonesia. No wonder if corruption becomes more and more serious in Indonesia.

            It is unfailing talking about corruption that is happened in Indonesia now. Almost everyday corruption case is reported on many news programs in both television and newspaper. Even, it always becomes the most popular topic in national news like what is happened on Indonesia at the last. Recently, corruption is reported not only done by some higher up such as Angelina Sondakh or Mindo Rosalina but it also done by some young state officers in Indonesia. That thing can be known by checking their account and the fact is they have fantastic account. Frankly speaking, it is impossible for them because fantastic account like that must be not paid for them. That is too exaggeration and not appropriate with their working life.

            By seeing this fact, I conclude that will be so difficult to delete the word “corruption” that had adhered to Indonesia. Actually, it is so embarrassing knowing that Indonesia is included on the corrupted country. However, what can we do if there is no wisdom from the government to carry out the law? There is no conscious to put the law in the right way anymore. It means all people in Indonesia will be deemed equally. There will be not differences between guilty man and non-guilty man. That is why the crime such as corruption becomes more serious even it will be difficult to be removed.

The Raise of Fuel Oil Price’s Impact

         The raise of fuel oil price in Indonesia is not a strange problem anymore right now. During Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono administration, the price of fuel oil had been raised for about three times. Certainly, I do not know why it can be like that. What I know is, Indonesian government forcibly has to raise fuel oil price in order to be able to follow the height of world fuel oil price. The government thinks that is the last choice. If the price of fuel oil is not raised, it may cause the raise of APBN fund. If it is, so it causes the less of fuel oil allocation on next August. Seeing that fact, it looks that the government is in the difficult position and has no other choice to solve the problem except by raising the fuel oil price in Indonesia.

            Everything is risky even so for government decision in raising the fuel oil price. That decision of course gives some impacts to Indonesian citizen. The raise of fuel oil price in Indonesia also causes the raise of principle commodity price such as rice, sugar, and vegetable. Surely, it is objectionable to the citizen especially for the lower classes. It will be more difficult to fulfill their daily needs if most of the principle commodity price rises. So, no wonder if many citizens do not agree with that decision. University students, entrepreneurs, even some of the district heads do not support that decision and it makes they do demonstration to against the raise of fuel oil price.

            For me, it is not a bad thing if many citizens do demonstration to against the raise of fuel oil although others think that doing demonstration is useless. I think, settling in the democratic state precisely demands us as the citizen to be more critical in facing many problems in our states and doing demonstration is the way to show the disagreement, right. By seeing this fact, I think that demonstration is the impact of the raise of fuel oil price in Indonesia to the citizen.