The sensitivity of officials to the fate of their people appears to be fading. Just consider the facts. Amidst an economic crisis that is increasingly choking them, the Riau government has allocated Rp5.1 billion for the renovation of the official residence of Saleh Djasit, Governor of Riau. "This is truly spectacular and doesn't make any sense whatsoever," exclaimed Fachruddin, head of the local Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)