NEWS of the clash between Zaenal Ma’arif, a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) has reached Pacitan, East Java. The accusation that SBY married before entering the Indonesian Armed Forces Academy (Akabri) has angered Yudhoyono’s close friends and family.

“Residents here are also upset,” said Suhardi Kuswanto, head of Tremas village, Arjosari district, Pacitan. Yudhoyon