Mega Plays It Safe

Two weeks after her appointment, President Megawati has still not unveiled her cabinet. As the bargaining drags on, the competition remains tough for the `wet' economic positions.

August 7, 2001

Like a football manager, President Megawati Sukarnoputri has had a tough time working out which 11 to field for the start of the new season. She has been given a massive pool of players to choose from, but the places in the team are strictly limited. And unlike a football manager, she does not have a totally free choice.

Mega has determined the format of her cabinet team. In the words of Vice President Hamzah Haz, it will not be very differe

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