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Thus far, the Iraqi Reconstruction of Higher Education Commission has approved spending of $25 million to rebuild damaged buildings, the World Bank has offered a $15 million equipment grant, and the wife of the emir of Qatar has also donated $15 million to an international fund for Iraqi higher education...
Just weeks ago, Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, 58, was teaching business at the Bandung Institute of Technology. Now he heads the Aceh Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency, tasked with rebuilding the tsunami-devastated Indonesian province. Last week Kuntoro launched a key infrastructure project-a new pier-but he told TIME's Zamira Loebis...
Has the conflict between the Indonesian military and separatist rebels in aceh hampered your work? Some of the international relief workers have had problems. But the [separatists] don't bother us. When we enter rebel-controlled areas we just show our reconstruction agency IDs, and they respect them. Likewise with...
IS THE MONEY COMING IN FROM OVERSEAS DONORS? The total amount pledged by donors is $7 billion. So far we've got $1.8 billion plus another $850 million from the national budget. That's not too bad. But we still have to convince other donors to realize their pledges. I...
HOW BAD A PROBLEM IS CORRUPTION? It's the No. 1 issue, and we're not proud of our record. I'm very strict when it comes to corruption. I want all parties involved in the reconstruction to agree that we will not continue the corrupt practices of the past...