THE topic of a cabinet reshuffle has been in the air these past two weeks. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyonos denial with the note "at least not this week," has triggered speculation. Some political parties have even ventured to openly discuss it.

Senior officials at Golkar, the party led by Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla, has even demanded an additional quota of ministers from their own ranks. "Its normal for Golkar to be asking for a bigger alloca