From One Disaster to Another

February 3, 2004

AFTER squandering nearly Rp2 trillion in state funds without any result, the central government is trying to redesign development of the swamp area under the so-called Integrated Development Plan for Ex-PLG. But even before the plan gets under way, already a new source of corruption—land compensation for the residents—is up for grabs.

Project Description
Initial Plan: 5.8 million hectares (proposed by Suharto)
Total area developed: 1...

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