Preparations for the important agenda went at lightning speed. On Wednesday two weeks ago, Indonesia Asahan Aluminum (Inalum) CEO Budi Gunadi Sadikin called State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Rini Soemarno, but the call was apparently unanswered.

After failing to get in touch with Rini, Budi contacted Fajar Harry Sampurno, the SOE ministry’s deputy minister for mining, strategic industries and media. But neither did Fajar respond to Bu