THE tight distribution of fuel in a number of areas is causing a lot of headaches: from bajaj drivers to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono himself. People queue up for hours at petrol stations while cursing the government. The president, who doesnt want to see the fuel crisis erode the publics faith in him, held a limited coordinating meeting at the presidential palace.

The finger-pointing was at first directed at Pertamina CEO, Widya Purnama. Th