Resurrection

Khoedyman Xi picks up a mud-smeared red plastic cover for a motorcycle rear light, polishes it with a rag, and carefully places it on a shelf in a glass display case. The case already holds a row of similar covers, as well as three sets of windshield wipers, half a dozen bottles of brake fluid and four plastic steering-wheel covers. That's pretty much all that's left of Xi's business, Areka Motor, an auto-parts and air-conditioning repair shop located in the heart of what was once the main commercial district of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. It's taken Xi and his son Tony weeks...

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