ADAM AIR’S PLANE CRASH

First, a ferry carrying more than 600 people sank off the Indonesia’s main island of Java. 239 rescued. 400 more are unaccounted for. After three days Adam Air’s 17 year old plane with 102 people (including foreign nationals) on board went missing. The government officials made a false statement saying that the plane has been spotted near Sulawesi and 12 passengers had survived. In fact, the wreckage of the plane is not traced in-spite of the efforts.

Every one is disturbed by the news. One can’t imagine the plight of the relatives with such uncertainty and not finding the wreckage, still (forth day)! Realizing the lack of good governance in the system, the President rightly ordered full investigation and assessment of the nation’s transportation system. It is better late than never.