Saudi Arabia is not La-La Land

The arrival of King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud was like a goodwill visit from someone in fairyland. With a gold-plated escalator, a 1,500-member delegation, 14 ministers and 25 princes transported in a fleet of seven wide-bodied Boeing jets, a helicopter and dozens of Mercedes Benz cars, it was difficult not to hope that the Saudi king would announce a massive package investment: US$25 billion, or about Rp332.5 trillion, spread around the count

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