UNUSUALLY for him, Secretary to the State Minister for State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), Said Didu, has been very quiet of late. His response when asked about the governments final decision on Cemex SA de CVs plans to sell its shares in PT Semen Gresik Tbk to the Rajawali Group was only, Im so sorry, no comment, please, he told Tempo, last Thursday.

His reason makes sense. He cannot talk freely because the shares of the largest cement producer in In