With the demise of the New Order in 1998, Indonesian business is no longer determined by whoever could get by the backdoor into a house in the exclusive Menteng residential area of Central Jakarta. Those who were close to Suharto, occupant of the house and then-president of the republic, would now find themselves largely kept at arm's length by the business community.

As Suharto's first cousin, the late Sudwikatmono managed to build a business emp