SRI Mulyani Indrawati was dressed all in yellow. On that Thursday afternoon in early December 2005, she was handing over the post of State Minister for National Development Planning/Chairperson of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) to her replacement, Paskah Suzetta. Ani, as Sri is better known, was herself appointed as Finance Minister.

“I intentionally wore yellow to this event,” said Ani that afternoon, “to ask Pak Paska