The Return of Military Officers to SOEs
The placement of military officers in state-owned enterprises during the Old Order and New Order eras was rife with issues and misconduct. It was a different model of leadership.
Caesar Akbar
March 3, 2025
A Letter dated November 15, 1976, contained an important confession of Ibnu Sutowo. The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pertamina acknowledged a series of missteps that violated regulations within the state-owned enterprise (SOE). His statement surfaced during a legal dispute over tankers in a New York court between Bruce Rappaport—a former Pertamina business partner—and the Indonesian government.
According to a Tempo ma
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