STAYING in a foreign prison can be a nice experience. That's what Tamsil Linrung, 40, a National Mandate Party (PAN) official who was arrested on charges of owning explosives in the Philippines, has discovered. Entering his fourth week staying in a police cell, he looked relaxed. "I'm fine. I just had lunch outside the prison with the commander," he divulged.

Tamsil is being treated nicely. Although he must return to his cell every n