THE two groups of people crowded the courtroom of the South Jakarta District Court, Thursday last week. It was a unique sight. Both claimed to be from the National Awakening Party (PKB), but they seemed incompatible. Luckily, the dispute culminated in only a costume competition and not in a brawl.

One group wore white headbands bearing the words "Alwi-Syaiful's Loyal Nation Guard Cadre". Obviously, they were PKB supporters from the