Liem Sioe Liong's Salim Group : The Business Pillar of Suharto's Indonesia.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (608 pages)
Intro -- Table of Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. A JAVANESE "KING" AND HIS CUKONG -- 2. ROOTS -- 3. ESTABLISHING A FOOTHOLD -- 4. CRUCIAL LINKS -- 5. THE SCENT OF MONEY -- 6. "GANG OF FOUR" -- 7. A "NEW LIFE" -- 8. FLOUR POWER -- 9. CEMENT BUILD-UP AND BAILOUT -- 10. A BANKING BEHEMOTH -- 11. Broadening the Home Base -- 12. GOING INTERNATIONAL -- 13. HELPING HANDS -- 14. NOODLE KING -- 15. DARK CLOUDS -- 16. THE SKY STARTS TO FALL -- 17. GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG OF THE NEW ORDER -- 18. SURVIVING -- 19. ASSETS: LOST AND FOUND -- 20. MOVING AHEAD -- 21. TWILIGHT -- 22. END OF AN ERA -- Glossary and Abbreviations -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors -- Colour Plates.
After Suharto gained power in Indonesia in the mid-1960s, he stayed as the country's president for more than three decades, helped by the powerful military, hefty foreign aid and support from a coterie of cronies. A pivotal business backer for his New Order government was Liem Sioe Liong, a migrant from China, who arrived in Java in 1938. A combination of the Suharto connection, serendipity and personal charm propelled him to become the wealthiest tycoon in Southeast Asia. This is the story o.