Jakarta Journal: Between Excited Jokowi & Frustrated Ahok

Mar 13, 2014 | Profiles

Various media outlets have published reports critical of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s leave of absence. The President decided to take a few days off to campaign and that’s apparently a big no-no. But when Governor of Jakarta Joko...

‘Targeting’ Sampoerna

Mar 13, 2014 | Profiles

Riau Regional police (Polda) has named PT Nasional Sago Prima (NSP), subsidiary of Sampoerna Agro (SGRO)—controlled by Sampoerna Family, suspect in forest fire incidents in Riau Province, which sent out smog to neighboring countries like Singapore and...

Inconsistent SBY

Mar 13, 2014 | Profiles

Five days ago, in a cabinet meeting, President SBY reminded his cabinet members to remain focused on their official duties. But on Wednesday (Mar. 12), the president failed to lead by example. President SBY, who is also Chairman of the Democratic Party, decided to...

Perspective: Factory Workers and Their Thoughts on Jokowi

Mar 13, 2014 | Profiles

There are those who are eager to hear the news of Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s nomination as the presidential candidate of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). These are the people who believe that Jokowi can change the nation for the better. We wonder how...

Hary Tanoe’s All-out Politics (Part II)

Mar 12, 2014 | Profiles

Hary’s country-wide political tour raised a few questions, one of which is whether or not Hary helped finance the tour. We don’t know just how much Hary contributed to Hanura. But the fact is that Hanura is the political party with the third largest campaign fund...

Hary Tanoe’s All-out Politics (Part I)

Mar 12, 2014 | Profiles

We’ve talked a lot about Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto, because both of them are the strongest figures in today’s assumed pool of presidential candidates. But we haven’t really talked at great length about Hary Tanosoedibjo. The media mogul is, after all, Hanura...

Presidential Hopefuls and their Plan B

Mar 11, 2014 | Profiles

There are a lot of ambitious figures vying for the Indonesian Presidency. Some of them may have even spent a massive sum of money to campaign for themselves. But only one one them can win the race. So the question is, for those who lose the race, do they have a plan...

Bosowa Group & Its Aggressive Expansion (III)

Mar 11, 2014 | Profiles

Aggressive expansion financed with loans has forced Chairul Tanjung to seek refinancing facilities in the past few months. Other than acquiring retailer Carrefour Indonesia, Chairul decided to invest heavily in flag carrier Garuda Indonesia (GIAA). Some still...
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