AFTER escaping the law and living comfortably in Singapore, Sjamsul Nursalim has been busy. On Tuesday last week, Tuan Sing Holdings, Sjamsuls parent company in Singapore, made an A$336-million bid for the Grand Hotel Group stocks, which instantly triggered gossip at the Australian stock exchange.

The point is, early in November, this company offered an A$285-million price to take over 74.96 percent of the stocks of the Grand, the owner of seven t