SEVEN members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) beamed as they left the seventh floor of Wisma Bakrie 1, Kuningan, South Jakarta. They had just met for one and a half hours with the owner of the building, Aburizal Bakrie. “His response was positive,” said John Pieris, a DPD member heading the group.

John was flanked by the other members including Bambang Soeroso, Wahidin Ismail, Anna Latuconsina and Yuniwati. They had an importan