WEARING a long-sleeved brown batik shirt, on Thursday two weeks ago Tommy Suharto appeared before scores of farmers in Bandar Lampung in the southern part of Sumatra. Flanked by Lampung Governor Sjachroedin Z.P. and Central Lampung Regent Sutono, Tommy, 46, took the opportunity to give farmers “advice” encouraging them to use organic fertilizer.

Where would they obtain the fertilizer, and what brand should they use? Tommy answered that one o