Behind the wheel of a silver-colored Toyota Innova, Welly Sutanto drove to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta a fortnight ago. He was there to fetch his elder brother Xaveriandy Sutanto, who had arrived from Padang. Xaveriandy had come with his wife Memi and their 10-year-old son.

The Reclamation rhetoric

THE ongoing reclamation project in Jakarta Bay has triggered controversy in the government. Problems arose after Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan stated publicly that Island G's reclamation could proceed after it had been previously stopped. His stance undermined Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya, who previously said the project failed to meet several environmental regulations.