Back Down to Earth

Some went back to their NGOs or to their previous teaching jobs. A few have taken up badminton. Here is the story of the ministers who failed to make the list.

May 15, 2007

THE night had passed uneventfully. It was after midnight last Saturday. Nonetheless, Saifullah Yusuf was still hopping about on the badminton court of the Anshor Youth Movement (GPA) at Kramat Jaya, Central Jakarta. Wearing white pants and a T-shirt, Saifullah was springing around like a professional player.

Suddenly the shuttlecock dropped inside the base line, in the right hand corner of the court. Saifullah rolled, trying to whip the shuttlec

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