The party took place on the 20th floor of the Rajawali Tower in Kuningan, South Jakarta. Lt. Gen. (ret.) Prabowo Subianto cut the traditional rice cone to mark his 49th birthday on the afternoon of October 17, 2000. It was a simple party—a simple rice cone, several small cakes and bottled water was all there was. No more than 25 people attended—close friends and employees of Prabowo’s new company, PT Nusantara Resources Energy