THE aroma of nepotism in the management of the Tanjung Uma project in Batam is definitely very strong. The story starts with the Batam Authoritys plan to develop Tanjung Uma as an integrated business zone 10 years ago. But the Authority had no intention of developing the estate by itself. The intention was to assign a private company to undertake the project.

Through a tender process, PT Repindo Triskati Mas was selected as the developer. An MoU w