Short but Productive
In the short time that he was energy and mineral resources minister, Arcandra Tahar appointed officials from the Presidential Staff Office as members of his special staff. The decision to extend Freeport's ore export license has now come under scrutiny.
August 23, 2016
WHEN Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan summoned Arcandra Tahar, the new energy and mineral resources minister quickly left a meeting at the office and rushed to obey the summons.
With Archandra's departure, the meeting was taken over by Simon Himawan, a special staffer at the ministry. Not long after, Arcandra's aide contacted Simon, informing him that his boss had been summoned by President Joko Widodo and could not retu
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