PT Bukit Jonggol Asri (BJA), subsidiary of Sentul City (BKSL), is now at the heart of a corruption case investigated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). Rahmat Yasin, Bogor Regent, who is also leader of Islamic party PPP in the area, has been named suspect in the case alongside executive of BJA. Let’s revisit BJA, whose development triggered controversies right from the start.

Yogyakarta is one of the world’s largest student cities. As of late 2013, there were around 300,000 registered university students in the city, controlled by Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengku Buwono X. Accordingly, property and retail business have grown fast in the city. Before discussing property businesses linked to the Sultanate and GKR Pembayun, let’s talk other businesses of the family.

We have earlier reported about Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR) Pembayun, eldest daughter of Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, King of Yogyakarta, and her business in the Sultanate. Among five of Sultan’s daughters, GKR Pembayun is known to run majority of the Sultanate’s family business, ranging from the sugar factory, tobacco factory, silk and shrimp farming, financial institution to the iron-sand mining.

Anyone, who wants to run a business or trying to get a political support from the society in Yogyakarta province, needs to build a relationship with Yogyakarta Sultanate family member. It is because Yogyakarta Sultanate is believed to have a certain power to influence the local authority in the issuance of important business permits as well as influencing local residents in supporting certain political party, where the member of Yogyakarta Sultanate family belong to.

Tissue is now a must in the shopping list of average Indonesian families for their toilets, dining table, cars, etc. Growing consumption has also encouraged some tissue producers to expand their capacities. One of them is PT Sopanusa Tissue & Packaging Saranasukses, which is famous with brands like MonTiss, Sierra, Finest, Acura, etc. What do we know about Sopanusa Group?

You might have noticed that the beauty treatment business has been growing in Indonesia lately. It can be seen by various types of beauty treatment salons opened in shopping centre from hair salon, nail salon, eyebrow salon to waxing salon. The waxing salon used to be easily found in tourist area such as Bali, but now it is the big city’s trend. They can be found easily in cities like Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya or Yogyakarta.

Tempo Scan Pacific (TSPC) is famous for its headache medicine brand Bodrex. As you may have noticed, Dino Patti Djalal, one of 11 participants in the selection of president candidate from President SBY’s Democratic Party, is currently Bodrex’s icon appeared in TV and media campaigns. Pretty much like Dino’s competitor, Marzuki Alie, who is also speaker of The House of Representatives (DPR), in media campaigns of Maspion Group’s products.

Expect interesting news from PT Transportasi Jakarta (Transjakarta). The region-owned enterprise have just been established with an impressive board of commissioners and directors. The Governor of Jakarta Joko “Jokowi” Widodo appointed professionals with proven track-record to manage the Transjakarta buses operator. Two of them in particular are from the military and the police.

For many Jakartans, Hercules Rozario Marshal’s name may sound very familiar to their ears, especially for those living in the neighborhood of Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta. Hercules is known as one of the the most feared “security services” provider in Jakarta.

In recent years, members of radical groups such as the Indonesian Hizb ut-Tahrir (HTI) or Islam Defenders Front (FPI) have begun to move into established community organizations to promote their radical views over issues such as land or environmental issues.