THERE was a short message in the cell phone of former president director of Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) Hari Sulistyono, on Friday: Sorry if I cant see you today Perhaps Im tired, physically and mentally The sender was Enny Hardjanto, ex-program director of TVRI, who had just arrived in Jakarta the day before from her vacation tour of India.

Exhaustion from the trip might not have been the only barrier to their meeting. After around nine m