Bambang’s Andromeda Strain

The business of Suharto’s third son flourished due to privileges. He survives though his business is shrinking.

February 5, 2008

THE name of Bambang Trihatmodjo had not been heard in the past 10 years. Last year it resurfaced, when Forbes magazine listed him as one of Asia’s richest men in its December 13 edition. Ranked 33rd, he is the only one among Suharto’s children to be listed as one of the richest people in Indonesia. A graduate of the Polytechnic Institute of Virginia in the United States, his wealth is valued at US$200 million. A big chunk of it comes from 13

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