Apr 18, 2017 | DKIGUB2017, Politics, Profiles
One Kecamatan One Center for Entrepreneurship (OK OCE) is a program that gubernatorial candidate Anies Baswedan and his running mate Sandiaga Uno (Anies–Sandi) intend to implement if elected. This is a program for the empowerment of Small-Medium Enterprises. A part of...
Apr 13, 2017 | Politics, Profiles
Arief Budiman has been chosen as the new chairman of the General Election Commission (KPU) for the 2017-2022 term of service. Arief was elected by way of consensus. Arief Budiman was born in Surabaya, East Java, on Mar. 2, 1974. He obtained his bachelor’s and...
Apr 12, 2017 | News Group, Profiles
The government as majority shareholder has on Wednesday (April 12) appointed Pahala N Mansuri as new president director of flag carrier Garuda Indonesia (GIAA) replacing Arif Wibowo. Pahala was long-time director of state bank Mandiri (BMRI). Arif served as CEO of...
Apr 12, 2017 | Market, Profiles
Shares of Media Nusantara Citra (MNCN), controlled by businessman and politician Hary Tanoesoedibjo, ended flat at Rp1,900 Wednesday (Apr 12). At this price, MNCN has market value of Rp27 trillion, way below Surya Citra Media (SCMA), which is valued Rp42.4 trillion...
Apr 10, 2017 | Politics, Profiles
As predicted, Pesident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo finally named Saldi Isra the new justice of the Constitutional Court (MK). Saldi, a law expert from the Andalas University, will be sworn in tomorrow (Apr. 11). Saldi will replace the disgraced Patrialis Akbar, who is now...
Apr 6, 2017 | Politics, Profiles
The House of Representatives (DPR) Commission II has elected the 7 commissioners of the General Election Commission (KPU) and the 5 commissioners of the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu), who will lead the KPU and the Bawaslu respectively for the period of...
Apr 4, 2017 | Politics, Profiles
Oesman Sapta Odang may be having the time of his life. Only a few months ago, he was crowned the new chairman of Hanura Party. And now, Oesman is the new speaker of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD). The 66-year-old businessman-cum-politician was born in...
Apr 3, 2017 | Politics, Profiles
The Indonesian Military (TNI) has announced the rotation of middle and high ranking officers. Precisely 47 officers from the three military branches (Army, Navy & Air Force) were affected, and 4 of them are commanders of regional military commands (Kodams). Maj....
Feb 8, 2017 | News Group, Profiles
The family of Eka Tjipta Widjaja, tsar of Sinarmas Group, has released a family tree this morning as part of obituary of Trinidewi Lasuki, Eka’s wife, who passed away on Monday (Feb 6). Trinidewi leaves behind eight children and 26 grandchildren. The children are...
