Bracing for More Interesting Issues from Rudi’s Trial

Mar 4, 2014 | Profiles

Today’s trial of Rudi Rubiandini, former head of SKKMigas, is expected to generate more interesting issues surrounding the alleged bribery in oil and gas sector. The court summons Karen Agustiawan, CEO of state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, and Febri...

Widjaja’s Third Generation

Mar 3, 2014 | Profiles

Eka Tjipta Widjaja, tsar founder of Sinarmas Group, is now in his 90s, while his children from the first wife (Teguh Ganda, Frankle, Franky, Mukhtar, and Indra) are already in mid-late 50s. While key decisions are still in the hands of the second generation, their...

Ramayana & Co: Retail & Leisure

Mar 3, 2014 | Profiles

In this issue, we highlight Ramayana & Co, one of business groups based in tourism island of Bali. Ramayana is known for its convenience store oulet Minimart, supermarket Pepito, Ramayana Hotel,  etc. What will the group do next? Ramayana & Co operates...

Jokowi the Patchworker

Feb 27, 2014 | Profiles

Covering the Jakarta Government is a lot of work because of all the moving parts that journalists have to get a hold of. We have to always make a decision on whether to follow Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo patrolling the city, or to stay at the City Hall...

Islamic Parties’ Legislative Candidates Part III

Feb 27, 2014 | Profiles

The more we look into the names of legislative candidates from Islamic parties the more confused we are at their choices. They’re either old names (with considerable political baggage), or household names (that often seem oddly placed in electoral districts bound for...

Islamic Parties’ Legislative Candidates Part II

Feb 27, 2014 | Profiles

Yesterday, we talked about the challenges that Islamic parties are currently facing, and how they seemed to have used the appeal to popularity in hope of ramping up their electability. This is reflected in Islamic parties’ list of legislative candidates, who are...

Rusal + Satmarindo in Aluminium

Feb 26, 2014 | Industries, Profiles

World’s largest aluminium producer UC Rusal has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with PT Arbaya Energi, subsidiary of Satmarindo Group, for the development of bauxite-alumina project in West Kalimantan. Signing the MoU were Oleg Deripaska (CEO of Rusal)...

Islamic Parties’ Legislative Candidates Part I

Feb 26, 2014 | Profiles

Five Islamic political parties will participate in the 2014 elections, and all five of them are struggling to improve their electability, as demonstrated by the results of various surveys. But despite the challenges, all five Islamic parties seem to be confident with...

Local Retail Business: Mirota Kampus

Feb 25, 2014 | Profiles

Discussions on modern retail, at times, feel very political. But not without reason. The people who consider modern retail as the byproduct of the evil capitalism are amongst those who are negatively impacted by the aggressive expansion of chains of convenience...

Prabowo’s Potential Running Mate

Feb 25, 2014 | Profiles

It’s interesting to see how Prabowo Subianto seems to be taking his time in choosing a running mate for July’s presidential election. We have not yet been presented with a solid list. All we’ve heard are rumors about who the former commander of the special forces...