Man to Watch: Sufmi Dasco Ahmad

Sep 19, 2024 | Profiles

Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, deputy speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), who is also deputy chairman of Gerindra Party, is a man to watch because of his close relationship with president elect Prabowo Subianto. He is tasked to lead the transition team alongside senior...

Tas’an Wartono passes away

Sep 17, 2024 | Profiles

Tas’an Wartono, son of the late Mochammad Wartono, founder of Sukun, a cigarette producer, has just passed away. Tas’an is one of the heirs of Sukun, which is one of four cigarette producers maintaining the production of klobot (tobacco wrapped by dried corn husk)...

Oki Muraza

Sep 11, 2024 | Profiles

Statements from Hashim Djojohadikusumo, brother of president elect Prabowo Subianto, that around four alumni of Taruna Nusantara high school will likely be appointed ministers. One of the names widely speculated is Oki Muraza. He is said candidate for vice minister of...

Saifullah Yusuf

Sep 11, 2024 | Profiles

Saifullah Yusuf, secretary general of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Moslem organisation in the country, has this morning been sworn in new minister of social affairs. Saifullah, popular as Gus Ipul, replaces Tri Risma Harini, senior politician from PDIP, who...

Economist Faisal Basri Passes Away

Sep 6, 2024 | Profiles

Economist Faisal Basri has passed away on Thursday (Sep. 5) morning at 65 years old due to heart attack. Before the passing, Faisal received a medical treatment at the Mayapada Hospital in Kuningan, South Jakarta after he got a heart attack on Monday (Sep. 2). His...

Ray Dalio

Sep 3, 2024 | Profiles

So, while Elon Musk was a speaker at World Water Forum, Indonesian government managed to have Ray Dalio, founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, as speaker at Indonesia African Forum (IAF) in Bali Island this week.  Like Elon, Ray Dalio’s main supporter in...

Kaesang’s private jet tour, SEA Limited, and FCPA

Aug 27, 2024 | Profiles

Shares of Sea Ltd, parent of Shopee, Garena, and SeaBank Indonesia, ended lower by 0.44% to US$82.81 on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Monday (Aug 26) to make a market capitalisation of US$47.4 billion. Some netizens have urged investigations into Sea Ltd’s role...

Those in the private jet with Kaesang

Aug 27, 2024 | Profiles

Social media posting from Erina Sofia Gudono, wife of Kaesang Pangarep (youngest son of outgoing president Jokowi and chairman of PSI), angered some netizens during and aftermath of the ‘Constitutional Crisis’ last week. Kompas, the largest newspaper in the country,...

Chaotic election rules, Bahlil indirectly confirms Java King’s intervention

Aug 21, 2024 | Politics, Profiles

In just a matter of hours, the House of Representatives (DPR) and the government torpedoed the ruling from the Constitutional Court (MK) related to regional election law. DPR revised the existing laws (2016), which will maintain threshold of 20% seats in the regional...

Bahlil & Conflict of Interests

Aug 20, 2024 | Politics, Profiles

Five months ago, The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has examined Hasyim Daeng Barang, director for mineral and coal downstream industry at ministry of investment related to the issuance of mining permits in the North Maluku province. This is a follow up of...