THIS important report was made by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the offices of Tempo magazine, on Wednesday last week. The position of the Governor of Bank Indonesia is vacant because Boediono resigned on 19 May after being chosen by Yudhoyono to be his running partner in July’s presidential election. “There are candidates, perhaps two. One of them is my Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani,” said Yudhoyono.

However, the President was not