AFTER a long absence from the limelight, Rini Mariani Soemarno is back in the news. The former Minister of Trade & Industry during the presidency of Megawati Sukarnoputri has not been afflicted with the 2009 election fever, as other prominent people have been. “Some people have asked me to run, but I am not interested,” she said.

Having succeeded with her Kanzen motorcycle business, Rini ventured into the business of pay-television. Despite