THE Gotong Royong (literally meaning mutual cooperation) Cabinet is currently testing just how apt its name really is in terms of dealing with affairs of state. We shall see. One of these tests is the growing hostility between Kwik Kian Gie, the State Minister for National Development Planning, and I Putu Gde Ary Suta, Chairman of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA).

The main dispute between these two top officials is over how to sett