THE scandal of the week was unquestionably Malinda Dee, Jakarta’s most talked-about banker. On Facebook and Twitter, the chatter on the Malinda case has been non-stop, particularly when it comes with photographs of Malinda in alluring clothes. One particular picture depicts her in front of her Rp6-billion red Ferrari, just one of her many assets.

Malinda Dee’s wealth seems out of sync with her job as a bank manager. The police officers who a