THE western tip of Weh Island, Aceh, is covered with wild forest. It is a great experience to take a rest there, watching the open sea with the breeze blowing, surrounded by playing monkeys and calling birds. When Tempo visited the area last month, it appeared that not one tree had been felled by chainsaws.

On the way to the city of Sabang, dense rows of trees still lined both sides of the roads. The same was true as Tempo headed for Balohan P