Sep 1, 2014 | Politics, Profiles
In March 2014, tempo.co reported that Indonesia’s tourism and creative economy industry was been able to contribute foreign exchange (devisa) of up to 10 billion USD in 2013, this figure is 10.99 percent higher than the 9.87 billion USD of previous year. Indeed,...
Sep 1, 2014 | Politics, Profiles
On Mar. 18, 2014, the Minister of Industry M.S. Hidayat—a politician of the Golkar Party —met with the entourage of PT Sulawesi Mining Investment—a Joint Venture (JV) company between Bintang Delapan Group and Dingxin Group, a member of Tsingshan Group of Companies...
Sep 1, 2014 | Politics, Profiles
Lt. Gen. (ret) Sintong Panjaitan is one of the retired generals in the inner circle of President-elect Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Sintong is an interesting figure to look into because he’s more than just a widely-respected military general; he too is a very well-connected...
Aug 28, 2014 | News Group, Politics, Profiles
As one of the retired generals in the inner circle of President-elect Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Sintong Panjaitan is interesting not only because of his military background but also because of his extensive connection in politics and business in the country. We’ve talked...