Going Nowhere, Slow

Efforts at flood management in Jakarta are going nowhere. Governor Fauzi needs to take radical action.

February 12, 2008

OBSERVING how the recent floods were handled in the capital city is like watching tired and boring television reruns. Officials rush into action after the people have been inundated. It is always the same, although this year, there was a new actor on the scene. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono actually had to walk to the Merdeka Palace because his car was stalled by floodwaters. Meanwhile, Vice President Jusuf Kalla circled the city in a helico

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