Raja Garuda Mas
The Taipan from Belawan

The 1997 financial crisis notwithstanding, Sukanto’s business diversified and expanded, from wood to paper, palm oil and many more, earning him the sobriquet of Indonesia’s richest man.

May 13, 2008

THE Overseas Bank Plaza stands tall on the banks of Boat Quay in Singapore. It is one of the three tallest skyscrapers in the Lion City. On the 50th floor of the building, in the elite area of Raffles Place, Indonesian tycoon Sukanto Tanoto, born in Belawan, North Sumatra 59 years ago, surveys his business empire, Raja Garuda Mas International, a shining star in the business solar system.

Five business planets orbit around Raja Garuda Mas Int

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