Going after the Harjonos
Satuan Tugas Penanganan Hak Tagih Negara Dana Bantuan Likuiditas Bank Indonesia (BLBI), a task force under Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati’s supervision to recover funds from some businessmen related to 1997-1998 financial crisis, has stepped up pressures. The task force, established by President Joko Widodo through President Decree No. 6/2021 issued one more interesting public announcements this morning.
Obituaries: Harijanto Djojopranoto & Murad Husain
Harijanto Djojopranoto, president director of PT Multibangun Adhitama Konstruksi (Multikon), one of the largest EPC contractors in Indonesia, has passed away in Jakarta on Wednesday (August 18) at 71.
A Truly Global Consortium at SATRIA Satellite Project
The government and PT Satelit Nusantara Tiga (SNT, member of PSN Consortium) have kicked off construction of ground segment of Satellite of Republic of Indonesia (SATRIA) I in Cikarang, West Java province on Wednesday (Aug 18).This is one of the planned 11 ground segments for SATRIA I, a high-throughput satellite (HTS) with 150 Gbps capacity, the largest in the region.
Those leaving us behind
Shinta Subekti, wife of Jusuf Wanandi (cofounder of The Jakarta Post and commissioner of Pakarti Yoga Group), has passed away on Tuesday (Aug 17) at 84. Johnny Gunawan Ong, president technology and engineering Charoen Pokphand Group, meanwhile, passed away on Monday (Aug 16).
Totong Kurniawan passes away
Businessman Totong Kurniawan, co-founder of PT Catur Sentosa Adiprana Tbk (CSAP), one of the largest distributors of building and construction materials, has passed away in Jakarta Wednesday (Aug 11) at 82 years old.
Jurgen Schreiber passes away
Dr Jurgen Ulrich Schreiber, husband of Angela Trismitro, owner of Laniros Gemala Sakti (LGS) Group and former CEO of PT Dos Ni Roha (now led by Rudijanto Tanoesoedibjo), has passed away last Thursday (August 5) at 74 years old.
The mysterious Akidi Tio (4)
South Sumatra police examined Heryanti, youngest daughter of the late Akidi Tio, related to the controversial Rp2 trillion ‘donation’. Police officers came up with conflicting statement about status of Heryanti in the case. Some said that she has been named suspect, but others later on dismissed that saying Heryanti needs to regularly report to the police.
The mysterious Akidi Tio (3)
Judgment day! The Rp2 trillion ‘donation’ from the late Akidi Tio is set to be transferred from ‘offshore’ accounts today. Questions surrounding the money have slowly been answered, but triggered more questions.
On Joker’s Case: High Court and the Controversial Appeals
Last month the Panel of Appeal of the Jakarta High Court surprised the nation when it granted the petition filed by former prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari, a graft convict who supposedly helped Joko Soegiarto Tjandra to escape the law. Pinangki’s sentence was reduced from ten years to only four years imprisonment. To make matters worse, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) decided not to file any cassation. This week, the High Court gave another surprise. It eased Joko Tjandra’s sentence. Four of the five members of the Panel of Appeal in the Joko Tjandra case are the same high court judges who previously reduced Pinangki’s sentence.
The mysterious Akidi Tio (2)
Media reported today that the house of Heryanti, daughter of the late Akidi Tio (who surprised many Indonesians with his Rp2 trillion donation), in Palembang, South Sumatra province is now guarded by police officials.