Tempo Scan Group & SBY (2)
Our first article about pharmaceutical giant Tempo Scan Group and President SBY was published on June 18, 2009. This second article is related to the inauguration of new office tower owned by Tempo Scan Group by President SBY on Wednesday (March 7, 2012). SBY talked...
Revisiting Hutrindo
Hutan Raya Indonesia (Hutrino) Group has been facing illegal logging allegations, bankruptcy filings, breach of contract filings, dispute with several banks and financiers in the past few years. Yet the group has expanded its business into plantations and mining....
Djoesianto Law & Network
Consciencefood Holding Ltd is a small cap on Singapore Exchange (SGX). It has market capitalization of S$85.2 million. That's probably why Mr Djoesianto Law has yet to be included in the Forbes' list of rich people. Still, it is interesting to watch Mr Law's...
Kagum Group
Started out business in fashion, Kagum Group has grown into a substantial property and leisure group in the country. The group might be considered king of factory outlets in the country. It has also expanded into banking and dinning business. We're talking about a...
Sebuku Group & Pulau Laut
Pulau Laut is an island southeast of South Kalimantan province. It is about three times of Singapore. Off east Pulau Laut, you'll find Sebuku Island, where Sakari Resources has one of its coal producing concessions. Sebuku Group's main concessions, meanwhile, are...
Asnim Brothers & Maneuvers
Malaysian company Lion Forest Industries Berhad has agreed to acquire 100% shares of plantation company PT Varita Majutama for a cash consideration of US$63.75 million. This is one of the largest acquisitions in the plantation sector year-to-date. What Asnim brothers...
Mercuria & Indonesian Operation
Reuters reported that three Morgan Stanley gasoline traders in Europe are set to join the Swiss commodity trader Mercuria, the latest Wall Street bank to lose traders to aggressive merchants. Morgan Stanley is pretty active here, including in some derivative contracts...
Wilmar: Victim of Trying Too Hard
Wilmar International Ltd inched up only 0.31% to S$3.28 Tuesday (Aug 7) following announcement of construction of two flour mills in Indonesia with production capacity of 1 million tons per annum. The current price of Wilmar is 53% below its peak in early 2010. In the...
Underreported Wealthy Families: Tjuatja
Tjuatja is one of underreported wealthy families in Indonesia with business interests in various sectors, including in the neighboring country Singapore. Very few reports found in Indonesian media about the family, but gained international 'reputation' for the...
Duta Putra Group
Duta Putra is one of substantial property players that yet to list its shares in the stock market. The group develops residential projects like Bukit Dago, Villa Dago Pamulang, Duta Bintaro, Grand Serpong, Bukit Golf, and some apartment projects. Duta Putra is also...