THE smell of fresh paint is still pungent in the visitors’ room at the home on Jalan Senopati Number 10, South Jakarta. Although shabby from the outside, the interior of the Dutch-style building is neat and tidy. Most of the furniture is also new, like the carved wooden sofa covered in cloth upholstery still covered in plastic.

PT Selalang Prima Internasional works out of this room. Three weeks ago, when Tempo visited, the house was quiet. Its