Widodo Sets GIAA Fare / Ahok In PDI-P / Prabowo Still Misfiring / Oz Cepa / KPK on Beneficial Owners
Widodo intervened in the airfare pricing of Garuda Indonesia (Persero) (GIAA IJ), compelling it to drop its fares by 20%. This serves a short-term...
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Army Offered Plums / Widodo Hammers 'propaganda' / Steady GDP / March KCIC Land Target / Kamil 2024
As election campaigning enters the final 10 weeks, the Widodo administration appears intent to offer up to 500 coveted civil-service posts to...
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The Week that Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Booming Thailand, Department Stores, and Hospitals
This past week's offering of Insights across ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with another eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive and actionable...
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TRADE IDEA - First Pacific Stub (142 HK): Taming the Beast
The history of First Pacific Co (142 HK) is a fascinating saga wrought with cronyism, deception and political turmoil. From its founding in 1981 by...
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Indonesian Politics: Widodo's Lead Unchanged; Prabowo Tries New Tact; 3 ERP Bidders; DNI Still Due
In a new dynamic, the respective presidential campaigns abruptly escalated recriminations about each other's alleged corruption, triggering...
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