Rumors have been flying since the beginning of March: President Abdurrahman Wahid will dismiss a number of ministers. The Junior Minister of Forestry, Nurmahmudi Ismail, is the first. Last Friday, the erstwhile Justice Party president was formally replaced by Marzuki Usman, former minister of tourism, arts and culture in interim president B.J. Habibie's era.

Cabinet Secretary Marsilam Simanjuntak said the reason for dismissal is to improve coop