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Jusuf Kalla is moving closer to Yudhoyono again. Megawati is bringing in other forces to challenge the victor.

April 14, 2009

FOUR lines of a text message were visible in the ‘sent basket’ of Alwi Hamu’s cellphone. Next to the recipient’s number was the name Mukhlis Hasyim, a media liaison staffer at the Vice President’s Office. Its contents: a reprimand by Vice-Presidential special staff to Mukhlis, who has been accused of disseminating information about telephone contacts between Golkar Party Chairman Jusuf Kalla (JK) and Democrat Party Board of Patrons Chai

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