It is just like waiting for a time bomb to explode. The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the titan of national politics, is in a quandary. Which is the right wire to cut first? The time bomb is Arifin Panigoro, its leader in parliament, who might soon face corruption charges.

This 56-year-old oil tycoon is not one of the long-time stalwarts of its leader, Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri. He threw in his lot with PDI-P two