ANDI Aminuddin, President Director of PT Bhinneka Sekarsa Adidaya, looked depressed. His cheerfulness had left him. "Rp300 million gone, not a single tender did I win," he moaned and groaned.

The money was spent not on flags, banners or even main necessities for campaigns. It vanished into thin air because Andi had gone all out to "service" the officials at the General Elections Commission (KPU) to secure a contract to s