A Bridge too far

Just 10 years after it was built, the Kartanegara Bridge collapsed. More than 20 people died. Many more are still suspected to be at the bottom of the Mahakam River. A company belonging to Jusuf Kalla is suspected of violating procedures.

December 7, 2011

Two weeks ago, AJI Titin Roswita, 34, revved up her Honda Vario motorcycle. She was about to cross the Kartanegara Bridge, which connects the Tenggarong Seberang and Tenggarong Districts in Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan. She recalled the sky was bright blue on that Saturday afternoon.

From the direction of Tenggarong Seberang, this mother of two headed towards her home in Rempanga Village, Loa Kulu. Each Saturday and Sunday, she works as an a

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