The small room in Terminal 3 of Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta Airport was empty and unkempt. Two long chairs were stacked near objects that were beginning to gather dust. A plane replica with 'Mandala' inscribed on it faced the corner of the room. Signs of announcements of ticket refunds and a call center number were affixed on the glass room divider. The words 'Tigerair Mandala' were no longer present.

LANNY Bambang took several Muslim garments off the rack at the Dian Pelangi boutique in Kemang, South Jakarta, on Thursday three weeks ago, and held them up against herself before a mirror. The wife of the former East Kalimantan Police chief finally decided on several long gowns and a blouse. "That comes to Rp9,600,000," the cashier said.

The Indonesian Navy's seizure of the Bina Marine 75 tugboat as it towed a barge loaded with illegal tin exports caused Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi to make an unscheduled trip to Batam, Riau Islands. Sitting in Sriwijaya Air economy class, Lutfi was accompanied by the director-general of international trade, Bachrul Chairi; the president commissioner of the Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (ICDX), Fenny Widjaja; the head of the Commodity Futures Trading Supervisory Agency and a representative of the directorate-general of customs.

BASUKI Tjahaja Purnama could not say he was surprised by Agung Firman Sampurna's speech before the Jakarta Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) on Friday two weeks ago. Basuki, or Ahok as the acting Jakarta governor is known, already knew that Agung, a member of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), would announce that there had been many irregularities in Jakarta's accounting of its assets. "We knew we would be getting a 'qualified opinion' report," Ahok told Tempo on Thursday last week, referring to one of the BPK's less-than-perfect grades.

What confused Ahok was that Agung did not explain why there had been differences from audits of previous years. Accounting problems had already emerged in 2013. "There were irregularities before, yet an 'unqualified opinion' report was given," Ahok pointed out, referring to the BPK's best rating.

Two state gas companies were suddenly competing to win over Mohamad Djajadi, CEO of Kawasan Industri Wijayakusuma in Semarang, Central Java. Djajadi was sweet-talked by a representative of the State Gas Company (PGN) to get him to purchase gas for companies in the industrial area. "They contacted me at the end of May," he told Tempo last week.

AVIATION
Tigerair Mandala to Stop Flying

A continually increasing operating costs deficit has forced carrier Tigerair Mandala into closure. The Jakarta-based associate of Singapore's Tigerair Group will cease operations starting from July 1.