These days, Megawati Sukarnoputri smiles more easily. Her posture is more relaxed. Megawati's entire appearance has improved much from the general impression she gave of being stony-faced, a term first used several months ago by a foreign reporter.

"Megawati is fighting to improve her image," said Effendi Gazali, an expert in political communications from the University of Indonesia (UI). Many programs are part of the series of