AS regards the silver business, the government is somewhat like an absent-minded professor. A succession of policies have not improved the situation for either the silver industry or its consumers, rather in fact they have made it all the more confused. Just look at what happened to I Nyoman Rupadana, a silver craftsman in Gianyar, Bali.

Recently, it's been difficult for Rupadana to find anything to smile about. The silver handicraft busines