THERE is no easy way to get over the threat of a crisis. But the economic package announced by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono makes the solution seem more complicated than it really is. With some of his ministers and the Police Chief by his side last Wednesday, SBY explained the economic steps to be taken, but did not offer any concrete decision he had made.

There was no document or policy to hold on to, instead, we were given a mish-mash