THE three-story building at Jalan Cideng 55 in Central Jakarta, located between residences and shops, appears ordinary enough. “Fujitsu” is written in red on the building’s window. On Wednesday afternoon last week, a Lintas Artha automobile could be seen parked in the courtyard.

This is the office of PT Askomindo Dinamika, general trading firm owned by Radius Christanto. Born in Malang, East Java, 62 years ago, Radius made the news because