THE lamp was on at Diono’s food stall. Diono, the owner, was stirring lamb curry in a saucepan, with only half left. “My customers are back,” he told Tempo, last Wednesday night. Pak To, a meatball vendor, also served buyers beside the village hall of Sugihwaras, Ngancar subdis­trict, Kediri, East Java.

Apart from these two, merchandise stores owned by residents of Sugihwaras were again visited by locals. Located 10 kilometers from the cr