ILHAM ARIF SIRAJUDDIN, MAKASSAR MAYOR
CITY MAYOR EXTRAORDINAIRE
Mayor Ilham began with an unpopular program and ended up a leader loved by his people.
December 24, 2008
THE waves continue to roll in, pushing and pulling the floating wharves by the shores of Losari Beach in Makassar, South Sulawesi. For two hours Ali Nurdin, sitting on one of the wharves, has been angling for fish with no luck. His fish basket is still empty. “Sometimes we don’t get any fish until past sundown,” says the young man who, like many other residents in the city, is finding the recently revitalized beach area a great attraction f
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