Twenty seven years ago, I landed at Mangkajang airstrip in Berau Regency for inauguration of PT Kiani Kertas, the first pulp factory in Kalimantan, by then president Soeharto. Months earlier, Soeharto issued a decree for the provision of Rp250 billion loans to help out PT Kiani Kertas, which was owned by his golf buddy Bob Hasan. To subscribe please click here