Photo A: Road

Photo A: Road

JP/Nana Rukmana

TOLL-ROAD PROJECT: A soil stabilizer flattens a plot of land for the construction of the Palimanan-Kanci toll road in Cirebon regency, West Java. Construction initially started in January 1998 and is scheduled for completion at the end of this year. The toll road is expected to reduce traffic congestion during the annual exodus of holiday-makers in West Java's northern coastal area.

Photo B: Forest

Reuters/Beawiharta

VILLAGE FOR WORKERS: A clearing is being made in the middle of a forest for the construction of a workers' village in Bintuni Bay, Papua province. The workers are being moved from their current homes as a result of a planned US$2 billion liquefied natural gas plant belonging to BP, the British energy giant.