WITH more than 100 of his staff resigning, what can the Regent of Temanggung, Totok Ary Prabowo, do? Very little, it seems. The problem is rooted in the rivalry between the 38-year-old regent and his deputy, Muhammad Irfan, which is causing this small regency in Central Java to be in a crisis mode.

Totok's position as regent is being challenged. Last Wednesday, the citizens of Temanggung gathered at the town square to pressure Totok to resign