The Rise and Fall of a Fukien Giant

Spread across continents, Om Liems business grew exponentially as a result of his close ties with Suharto and other leaders of the New Order.

June 20, 2012

Located on Jalan Gunung Sahari, Central Jakarta, the house has long been left vacant. The moss and dirt leave a greyish coloring all over the walls. The front portion of the building is protected by a green and blue fence. In this house, now destroyed, there once lived the legendary Sudono Salim, a tycoon who established the Salim Group.

But in 1998, enraged mobs ran amuck across Jakarta, looting and burning cars and buildings. People vented th

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