Fishing in Muddy Waters
February 5, 2002
Imagine if the official residence of Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso was located in Kedoya or Cipinang Muara. In these two regions, out of 78 flooded areas making up 90 percent of the capital, the flood waters reached rooftop height. If his home were there, Sutiyoso would have become the first governor in Indonesia to be evacuated by rubber dinghie. The former commander of the Jakarta Military Area Command would have had to hurry. If not, he would
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