Counting the Cost
Jakartas economic centers have been devastated by the floods, causing losses in the trillions of rupiah.
February 13, 2007
ON Friday morning a fortnight ago, Handy Hartonos plans went through an unpredictable change. Imagine the shock on the face of this top-notch dress designer when he opened the door of his house in the Kelapa Gading area in North Jakarta. One-meter-deep water had flooded the area around his house. To take the garments ordered by his clients on time, he was forced to hire a man and his wooden cart to carry him to where he was able to get public tra
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