IT was afternoon in an office in the area of Tebet, South Jakarta. The loneliness was shattered by a ringing telephone. The owner,Rachmawati Sukarnoputri, was busy checking a pile of reports for the Pioneers' Party that she has been leading for the last two years.

On the other end of the line, was Sukmawati Sukarnoputri, Rachma's younger sister. Sukma bore the news that their older sister, President Megawati, would pay a visit to Rachma's h