IN the past week, Siswono Yudhohusodo has been as busy as either of two times he served as minister under President Suharto. Although he is no longer younghe will be 61 on July 4 this yearthe active life of a top Indonesian politician sits well with him.

A nationalist figure and a graduate of Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Siswono, though not an activist of a political party taking part in the general elections, is one of the presidential