Sinar Mas is one of the largest conglomerates in Indonesia. It was formed in 1938. It has numerous subsidiaries including Asia Pulp &Paper and palm oil producer PT SMART. The company also acquired Berau Coal Energy from Asia Resource Minerals PLC,a major mining group founded by Nathaniel Rothschild,in a takeover initiated by Fuganto Widjaja.
Kim Do-jin,professionally known as Won Bin,is a South Korean actor. He first gained wide popularity in 2000 after starring in the KBS's television series Autumn in My Heart. One of the most selective actors in the Korean entertainment industry,he has starred in only five films to date,Guns &Talks,Taegukgi,My Brother,Mother and The Man from Nowhere. He was Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year in 2010 and 2011.
Shin Tae-yong is a South Korean former professional footballer and manager who is currently coaching the Indonesia national football team. He is the first man to win the Asian Club Championship/AFC Champions League as both player and manager,having won the 1995 Asian Club Championship and the 2010 AFC Champions League with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.
Eka Tjipta Widjaja,born Oei Ek Tjong,was an Indonesian business magnate who founded the Sinar Mas Group,one of the largest conglomerates in Indonesia. After immigrating to Indonesia with his family when he was a child,Widjaja became a member of the PCC,traded copra in the mid-1950s,moved into the palm oil industry soon after,started a paper factory in the 1970s,and then entered financial services in the 1980s. At the time of his death,Sinar Mas had interests in paper,real estate,financial services,agribusiness,and telecom with holdings primarily in Indonesia,Singapore,Malaysia,and China,and Widjaja was listed by Forbes as the third-richest person in Indonesia with a net worth of approximately US$8.6 billion.
Diponegoro University is a public university located in Semarang,Central Java,Indonesia. It was founded in 1957 as a private university by the Semarang University Foundation,which later in 1960 became public university,and named after Javanese Prince Diponegoro. It is the oldest education corporation in Central Java.
Asia Pulp &Paper (APP) is an Indonesian pulp and paper company based in Jakarta,Indonesia. One of the largest pulp and paper companies in the world,it was founded as Tjiwi Kimia by Eka Tjipta Widjaja in 1972. Asia Pulp &Paper is a subsidiary of Sinar Mas Group and was officially formed in 1994 when Sinar combined its paper and pulp operations from Tjiwi Kimia and PT Inda Kiat Pulp &Paper.
The White Magnolia Plaza,also known as Sinar Mas Center,is a skyscraper whose construction was earlier suspended,but resumed construction in 2013,and was completed on January 4,2017. It is located north of the Bund,the historic riverfront district of Shanghai,adjacent to the international cruise terminal. The original proposal called for a 388-meter (1,273-foot) tower,but it was later scaled down to 260 meters,and then the third and final design was changed to 319.5 meters.
Cameron R. Hume is a career diplomat who has served as United States Ambassador to Algeria (1997-2000),South Africa (2001-2004),and Indonesia (2007–2010).
Sung Yong Kim is an American diplomat of Korean descent who has served as the United States Special Representative for North Korea Policy since 2021,and previously from 2014 to 2016. He has also served as the acting Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from January to June 2021.
Dominic Barton,known as Bao Damin in China,is a Ugandan-born Canadian business executive,author,and diplomat. He is the current chairman of the private investment firm LeapFrog Investments as well as the chancellor of the University of Waterloo. He served as the Canadian Ambassador to the People's Republic of China from 2019 to 2021. Prior to this,Barton was the Global Managing Director of McKinsey &Company,the global consulting firm,from 2009 to 2018 and has previously served as Chairman of Teck Resources and as Non-Executive Director at the Singtel Group in Singapore and Investor AB in Sweden.
Happy Salma is an Indonesian actress,theater producer and jewelry entrepreneur. She is one of the most influential figures in Asia,according to the Tatler Malaysia in 2020.
BSD City,formerly referred to Bumi Serpong Damai is a planned community located within Greater Jakarta in Indonesia. The project was initiated in 1984 by a group of private developers and started in 1989. The town is currently managed by the holding company PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk,which is owned by Sinar Mas Land,a subsidiary of the Sinar Mas Group,a large industrial conglomerate in Indonesia. BSD City encompasses a total area of approximately 6,000 hectares,hosting a range of residential houses,apartments,malls,offices,and more. Most of the residential areas are designed to be suitable for Indonesia's upper-middle class,in gated neighbourhoods,each with different themes. The city is now a self-sustaining community,with businesses,schools,shopping malls,hospitals and hotels.
Sinar Mas Land is an Indonesian real estate development company,which is a subsidiary of Sinar Mas Group. It combines two big developers,Bumi Serpong Damai and Duta Pertiwi. It formed in 1988 under the flag of Duta Pertiwi. It now holds substantial interests in a businesses including residential housing,apartments,shopping centers,hotels,office buildings,industrial estates,townships and cities. Its head office building,designed by Aedas,is located in the BSD Green Office Park in Jakarta and received a high commendation under Indonesia’s office architecture at Asia Pacific Property Awards 2014.
PT Berau Coal Energy Tbk is Indonesia's fifth largest coal producer.
Fuganto Widjaja is an Indonesian billionaire businessman.
Tiara Anugrah Eka Setyo Andini is an Indonesian singer and actress. She was the runner-up of the tenth season of Indonesian Idol which was broadcast by RCTI in 2019–2020. In Idol,she was known as the girl who received a titanium ticket from one of the judges. She is the only titanium ticket recipient to ever make it through to the final round in the history of Indonesian Idol. She was awarded the "Best Newcomer" from 23rd Anugerah Musik Indonesia Awards,and "Best New Asian Artist Indonesia" from 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards. She also won the SCTV Music Awards for two consecutive years as "Most Popular Female Singer" in 2022 and 2023. She was nominated for the 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards as Best Asia act.
Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo was an Indonesian military officer and diplomat who served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army from 1973 until 1974,Ambassador of Indonesia to Japan from 1979 until 1983,and Ambassador-at-large of Indonesia to Africa from 1992 until 1995.
Edwin is an Indonesian film director,producer,and screenwriter. He has won a total of four Citra Awards:Best Short Film for Kara,Anak Sebatang Pohon (2005),Best Director for Posesif (2017),as well as Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Vengeance is Mine,All Others Pay Cash (2022). His feature film debut Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (2008) earned critical acclaim and won several international festival awards. In 2012,Edwin received the Edward Yang New Talent Award at the 6th Asian Film Awards.
Michael Widjaja,is an Indonesian businessman of Chinese descent,serving as the CEO of Sinar Mas Land Group as well as Vice President Director of PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk (BSDE). Michael was born in Surabaya,9 July 1984. Michael Jackson Purwanto Widjaja is the thirdborn of Muktar Widjaja,thereby a grandson of tycoon Eka Tjipta Widjaja founder of Sinar Mas Group. Michael married Feiny Sabur at the age of 28 on 1 October 2012. He marks the third generation successor of the Sinar Mas.
Dhony Rahajoe is an Indonesian architect and a former real estate developer executive who is the Deputy Head of Nusantara Capital City Authority since 10 March 2022. He previously served as managing director,President Office of Sinar Mas Land,a pillar of Sinar Mas Group. He is a mastermind behind projects of Sinar Mas Land,including elite housings in Indonesia,and also smart cities,housings,industrial and commercial buildings,hotels,and resorts scattered from Asia to Europe. He also described as "a very low profile figure with extreme calm" and "had been not under spotlight of publicities".
