AS a twoterm governor, Sutiyoso seemed to have ruled Jakarta in the style of the Army Special Forces-of which he was once a member-fast in moving, fast in making decisions. "My motto was that of the elite troops: 'time is victory'," he said.

He used the motto to overcome transportation problems in the capital city. He planned simultaneously four modes of transportation: the busway, subway, the monorail and the waterway. The last two projects are stuck