Minister of state-owned enterprises Dahlan Iskan said this morning that he has proposed to the Final Assessment Team (TPA) led by President SBY to appoint Ignatius Jonan, CEO of state-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia, as the new CEO of PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN). Karen Agustiawan, CEO of Pertamina, meanwhile, will resign from the position as October 2014.

Many Indonesian film fans would not forget the success of the Indonesian musical film “Petualangan Sherina” (Sherina Adventure). The film was directed by the young director Riri Riza and produced by Mira Lesmana in the year 2000 under PT Miles Production (Miles Films). The two-hour long musical film attracted more than 16 millions audiences across the country.

Andi Widjajanto, deputy chief of Transition Team for president elect Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, disclosed today that Prananda Prabowo, son of Megawati Soekarnoputri (Indonesia’s fifth president and chairperson of PDI-P), has been appointed head of a special task force called Satgas Jokowi, which arranges Jokowi’s activities ahead of October 20, 2014.

Chand Parwez Servia is the founder of PT Kharisma Starvision Plus. He is also the head of distribution and marketing of the Indonesian Film Companies Association (PPFI). Mr. Chand was is not a newcomer in the Indonesian film industry. In the 80s, Mr. Chand started helping his sibling’s cinema business in Cirebon, West Java. He also worked as a film distributor.

Ody Mulya Hidayat is one of the players in Indonesia’s film industry. He is the Secretary General of the Indonesian Film Companies Association (PPFI). Ody is also one of the co-founders of PT Maxima Pictures, a production company established in 2004 by Yoen K., Ody and Sudiadi. Maxima Pictures is one of the biggest Indonesian film companies. It is known as the constant producer of horror films for the Indonesian Cinema.

The family of Haji Abdul Rasyid AS is now among billionaires in Indonesia. Their plantation company PT Sawit Sumbermas Sarana (SSMS) Tbk currently has market capitalization of Rp12.05 trillion or about US$1.05 billion, about 4.5 times equity as at June 30, 2014. What a new regime in Indonesia means for the family?

In exactly one month, the House of Representatives (DPR) will conduct a fit-and-proper test to select the new nine members of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK). As you may already know, the BPK is a key state agency that hold the strategic duty of monitoring the state’s financials. Its audit reports are often used by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as tools for investigations.

PT Aneka Gas Industri (AGI), one of the largest industrial gases players in Indonesia controlled by Harsono Family (Samator Group), booked net profit of Rp48.3 billion in the first half of 2014, grew slightly from Rp46.4 billion in the corresponding period of 2013. Harsono Family, interestingly, has expanded its non-gas business in recent years.