DAWN had yet to touch the dew in the gardens of the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, but in the nearby gazebo, the President of the Republic of Indonesia was already at work. Looking dapper in a brown batik shirt, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, last Wednesday welcomed a group of radio listeners from around the country. I was able to hear information directly from the public, without being glossed over, without distortion, he told Tempo.

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