THE front courtyard of the Aceh Water Source Department building in Lueng Bata in early December looked conspicuous. There were several new Toyota Kijang Innova cars parked in front of the building. Some of them belonged to the Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Agency (BRR) staff.

Since May 2005, the BRR occupied some parts of that building. From there, the BRR set about coordinating all activities related to the restoration of Aceh and Nias in resp