Sampoerna Funds and a Palace Paper
A brother-in-law and old friend of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono played a role in founding the Jurnal Nasional newspaper. The monthly outlay: Rp2 billion.
January 12, 2010
THE figure ‘234’ in large numbers can easily be spotted on the front of a four-story building on Jalan Pemuda in Rawamangun, East Jakarta. It is strategically positioned right under the words Jurnal Nasional, attached to the building’s top floor. “Initially the address of the building was Jalan Pemuda 34,” said N. Syamsuddin Ch. Haesy, General Manager of Jurnal Nasional newspaper, when met at the office last week. “However, because th
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