Dicing with Death

A notorious Batam gambler and businessman, implicated in more than the odd murder or three, was recently arrested. Forget having a flutter though, he's the bookies' even favorite to romp home a winner—again.

October 2, 2001

Bobby Jayanto, alias Bui Hui, might just as well be Batam's legal mascot. Bobby seems to have Batam's police, district attorneys and even security forces, right in the palm of his hand. Although there is a widespread belief that Bobby was involved in no less than three separate murder cases, the Batam hotelier and notorious gambler has steadfastly managed to elude the law's ever-shortening reach. Bobby was previously arrested by police, but myst

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