Classy on the Outside, Messy on the Inside

Congratulations to President Jokowi who is increasingly appreciated at the global level, but please look at the condition in our “kitchen” which is still messy with a gloomy face.

On 23 October 2021, a group of expert staff for economic affairs at the Palace visited my house in Yogyakarta.

The group was traveling by car in Central and East Java in order to monitor how far the President's orders and policies were translated down to the lower levels. Their findings were not much different from the general public impression: Most of the orders and policies were not implemented or deliberately deflected at the lower levels.