The motivations of politicians participating in the 2014 election, vying for a seat in the House of Representatives (DPR), may not always be something obvious to us. There are those who are genuinely seeking to serve the country, and then there are those who are...
Surya Paloh’s NasDem Party nominates Dr Kurtubi, the famous oil and gas ‘observer’, as lawmaker candidate in the election area of West Nusa Tenggara. He competes, among others, Lalu Mara Satria Wangsa, spokesperson of Bakrie Family, from Golkar Party...
Topjaya Group is a famous name in consumer electronic market as main partner of Toshiba in Indonesia. It has two companies in the sector, namely PT Topjaya Sarana Utama and PT Topjaya Antariksa Elektronik. The group, like others, however, has expanded into other...
Like in South Kalimantan election area, we see some people from coal business nominated as lawmakers in Central Kalimantan, home to both coking and thermal coal resources. Gerindra Party, for example, nominates executive of one coal mining group with assets in both...
Sarwoto Atmosutarno, former CEO of Telkomsel, a JV between Telkom and SingTel, is nominated a lawmaker candidate of Nasional Demokrat (NasDem) Party for Central Java V election area. He competes controversial celebrity Angel Lelga Anddreyani (from Islamic party PPP)...
Prabowo Subianto’s Gerindra Party nominates G Budisatrio Djiwandono, director of the troubled pulp manufacturer PT Kertas Nusantara (controlled by Prabowo), as lawmaker in East Kalimantan election area. The 33-year old executive competes with people like...
Harry Tanoesoedibjo’s Hanura Party nominates Arief Suditomo, chief editor of RCTI and managing director of Sindo TV (both are companies controlled by Harry’s MNC Group), as lawmaker candidate for West Java I election area. Prabowo’s Gerindra Party,...
Charles Honoris, director of PT Foton Mobilindo (distributor of automotive products)—member of Modern Group (Honoris Family), is among lawmaker candidates for Jakarta III election area from PDI Perjuangan. He competes names like Effendi Simbolon (lawmaker at...
Some were caught by surprise with a front page report of Kompas, the largest newspaper in the country, on Thursday. Kompas quoted anonymous source that Karen Agustiawan, CEO of Pertamina (the largest company in Indonesia), was caught in a conversation with then SKK...
Adrian Kiki Ariawan has finally been extradited from Australia to Indonesia. Adrian, former shareholder of the collapsed Bank Surya, has been detained at Cipinang Correction Center since yesterday. The 70-year old was sentenced for life in prison in an in absentia...
