LIFE for the extended Suharto family seems to be very much decided nowadays by the breaking news on television. For almost two years now, these reports have become an important part of the life of the former president's family. Like in a TV series, there's always a new episode, a new story, in their lives.

That was what happened on Wednesday evening last week. The news broke just when Tutut—as Suharto's eldest daughter, Siti Hardiyanti Ru