But what we can say for certain is that there's a lot of momentum behind the scenes, certainly among the political elite that are rallying behind his refusal to come back because of the Kalimantan violence, as a reason to rally opposition against Wahid and for Megawati. And in fact one of the parliament legislators whom we spoke to yesterday said that specifically that was why he was coming out to greet Megawati on her return trip from Kalimantan to show that parliament didn't have a problem with the government, or with any of the ministers, or the vice president. But the problem was solely between Wahid and parliament. The situation has certainly calmed down significantly there now. There's more activity in the streets, some shops are open, and markets are doing business.
Police seem to have maintained some control of the area.
The indigenous Dayak gangs that we saw rampaging over the past week have largely give in their weapons or put down their weapons, and are in some talks with local officials. However this still leaves the problem of thousands of refugees who are waiting in Kalimantan to be evacuated, as well as several thousands who have already been evacuated to Madura. The government now has to come up with some solution what to do with these tens of thousands of displaced people. The immediately problem is how to find better condition for the refugees who are remaining in Kalimantan. They're in squalid makeshift camps, unless they receive better care and better conditions do face a threat of disease.