THE row of new houses stands deserted and unoccupied. A half-masonry wall stands with a pale yellow board affixed above it. There is no electricity yet so nights are very dark in the village of Monikeun, Lhok Nga subdistrict, Greater Aceh.

Not far from here, in an area approaching Wueraya village, there are more new housing units of the 36-meter-square type with identical colored paint. Now, there is something interesting about the color of the pa