THE government faces a real Catch-22 situation as regards the spin-off of Semen Padang and Semen Tonasa from their parent firm Semen Gresik. If it was to cancel the spin-offs—already agreed to by previous president Abdurrahman Wahid—the government would have to face up to the people of West Sumatra and North Sulawesi. In addition, during her visit to West Sumatra at the beginning of this month, President Megawati already promised to p...