BANDA ACEH was like a ghost town. There was no public transport, offices were closed, and schoolkids were not running about the streets. Markets and shops were deserted. The atmosphere has intensified since a bomb exploded in the area of Darussalam Aceh Besar, Wednesday last week. The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) base was raided by police the following day. Gunfire was exchanged: a member of the separatist group was killed, and 11 other people w