There was supposed to be a big party at the Hotel Mulia in Senayan, Jakarta last Friday. The 'Asiaweek 1000 Reception' was planned as a big event where awards would be handed out to the 20 Indonesian companies which the magazine had listed in Asia's top 1000. The invitations went out. The reception was ready and the committee had little left to do except wait for the guests to arrive.

Unfortunately, the posh event had to be cancelled at the la