From Abu Dhabi with Bill Gates

He talks with a strong Surabayan accent. His speech is peppered with humor and a lot of chuckling: he likes to watch Srimulat, a Javanese stage comedy. Educated at a Mandarin-speaking school in Surabaya, Tahir, 61, was born to parents who rented becak (pedicab). The enterprise has grown into a conglomerate. Papa assembled the becak, and Mama painted them herself before renting them out," he said. Tahir was the center of attention in the lobby of

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