The House of Representatives (DPR) is appearing more and more like a child that has reached the age of legal responsibility: often spellbound by its own strength, and sometimes tempted into doing something outside its authority.

There is no longer any doubt that the decision taken at the last minute, before the agreement to acquire Medco by state-owned Pertamina was to be signed at the end of last week, was prudent. Pertamina, which plans a non-