THE row occurred in the VIP room of a ground-floor restaurant at Sahid Hotel, Central Jakarta, in early January. Director of New7Wonders, Jean-Paulthe organizer of the New7Wonders competition by votewas arguing with Indonesia's Director-General of Tourism Marketing, Sapta Nirwandar.

Jean-Paul came to inquire about Indonesia's serious intention to play host to the announcement of New7Wonders scheduled for Friday last week, 11-11-11. Present in the r