PICTURES of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his wife Kristiani Herawati grace the front room of Princess Hotel at Kompleks Ilir Barat Permai in Palembang. The images show the President and First Lady, the latter in Muslim dress, with broad smiles. Nothing wrong with that. Residents in the South Sumatran capital know well the friendship between Sengman Tjahja, owner of the hotel, and Yudhoyono.

Many in Palembang know Sengman was acquainted with Yudh