Sidoarjo Needs Quick Decisions

The more mud flows out of the Sidoarjo ground, the clearer it seems that a cabinet meeting is not the fastest place for decision-making.

October 3, 2006

JUST because President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono decided in a cabinet meeting last week to dump the hot Sidoarjo mud into the sea, does not mean the situation on the ground has returned to normal. It should be clear by now that the 120-day massive mudflow out of the Lapindo Brantas drilling site, needs more intensive handling. The volume of mud gushing out, which stood at 50,000 cubic meters per day, has now reached 130,000 cubic meters daily. Eve

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