There are a lot of ambitious figures vying for the Indonesian Presidency. Some of them may have even spent a massive sum of money to campaign for themselves. But only one one them can win the race. So the question is, for those who lose the race, do they have a plan B?

The media has intensified its coverage on the irregularities surrounding projects under the Jakarta administration, one of which is the procurement of defective, new fleet of Transjakarta (and its feeder) buses (hereinafter shall be referred to as the TJ project). Lately the focus has been on a particular person who is supposedly close to Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.

Aggressive expansion financed with loans has forced Chairul Tanjung to seek refinancing facilities in the past few months. Other than acquiring retailer Carrefour Indonesia, Chairul decided to invest heavily in flag carrier Garuda Indonesia (GIAA). Some still don’t understand why he entered airline business in the first place. How about Bosowa Group?

Djarum Group’s owners, Robert Budi Hartono and Michael Bambang Hartono, dominiate Indonesia’s rich list (Forbes magazine’s version) in the past few years, thanks to their holdings in Bank Central Asia (BBCA). Acquired from Salim Group through Indonesia Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) in early 2001 for US$675 million, BCA now has market capitalization of US$23 billion.

Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Vice Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama both have a big vision for Jakarta. To achieve their vision, the Jakarta administration must focus on infrastructure development. The pair knows that relying on the speed of bureaucracy will not get the much needed city infrastructure built on time. As such, they rely on the help of one of the city’s region-owned enterprise (BUMD) to speed things up. Today, we’ll talk about PT Jakarta Propertindo.

Indonesia Medika (InMed) is a very young enterprise. The healthcare company was founded by Gamal Albinsaid, a medical student from Brawijaya University, Malang, East Java in 2010. But the company itself had only begun its operation in September 2013. InMed is best known for its award-winning Garbage Clinical Insurance program. We spoke to Gamal Albinsaid, the CEO of InMed, to give you a glimpse of his vision.

In addition to confirming Wahiduddin Adams as the new justice of the Constitutional Court, the House of Representatives (DPR) also confirmed Aswanto. Both Wahiduddin and Aswanto will replace disgraced former chief justice Akil Mochtar and justice Harjono. Herein is the profile of soon-to-be-appointed justice Aswanto.

The House of Representatives (DPR) has confirmed Wahiduddin Adams and Aswanto as new Justices of the Constitutional Court. So, who are they? We’ve mentioned the background of both men briefly in our previous article on the list of justice candidates. In this occassion we’ll focus on providing you with a little more detail on the two confirmed justice candidates. Herein is a profile of Wahiduddin Adams.

The family of Sjamsul Nursalim controls some of Indonesian major companies including Gajah Tunggal (tire), Polychem Indonesia (petrochemicals), Mitra Adiperkasa (retail), KMI Wire (cable), and Equity Development (finance). The family, which controls Tuan Sing Holdings—a big property developer in Singapore, also owns some properties in Jakarta, Bali, and other areas in the country. What a political change means to the family’s business in Indonesia?