WRITING and obituary for Arifin Panigoro is (not) an easy task. Kang Pipin—as he was usually called—was a multi-talented person who changed the lives of many people, including those who did not know him personally. Diplomats referred to him as the mover and shaker, a figure who often triggered changes in society. That is why writing a proper obituary of him that fits within the confines of two pages in the magazine feel like mission: