J.B. Sumarlin: The Clove Monopoly onceasked for a Rp800 billion loan

February 12, 2008

HE once held a number of ministerial posts. He also headed the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK). For 27 years, Johannes Baptista Sumarlin was a mainstay of Suharto's cabinet. He was a member of the well-known "Berkeley Mafia" and one of the most important architects of the New Order's economic policies. Sumarlin is disciplined and hard working. He would leave the house early in the morning to go to work, coming home late at night. He is known for his pench

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