HE used to be known as the yellow-jacketed businessman, for going straight into business at the end of his student days (University of Indonesia students wore yellow jackets during the heyday of activism) in the 1960s. Since then, Sofjan Wanandi has been busy diversifying his business, from a glue factory to a plant producing spare parts for motor vehicles.

Five years ago, he took over the mantle of Apindo (Indonesian Entrepeneurs Association), i