IT could very well be that in 20 years’ time, the Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (Dictionary of the Indonesian Language) will have an entry for the phrase “study tour” to signify “a junket taken by parliamentarians at the expense of the state.”

What we do know is that after the recent Lebaran holidays, two groups of members of the House of Representatives (DPR), from Commission IV and Commission X, are to travel to five nations to carry