THE Bakrie Group seems to have a penchant for puzzles, whether in buying or selling assets. Two years ago this business group caused a furor when PT Bumi Resources’ plans to sell the shares of its two subsidiaries, PT Kaltim Prima Coal and PT Arutmin Indonesia, worth US$3.25 billion were cut short midway.

This time capital market players were dying to know to whom PT Bakrie & Brothers would relinquish 35 percent of Bumi shares. And the mystery