Sand Grouse

HANGING out with a brave man could apparently make a person turn bold. Consider what Minister of Maritime Affairs & Fisheries, Rokhmin Dahuri, did. After a dialog at the end of last month with then Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, he decided on a bold move: opening immediately the sea sand export tap to Malaysia. The move, akin to waking up a sleeping tiger, triggered immediate protests.

The government, on its part, has yet to

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