Indonesian Military Business

I. An Overview of Indonesian Military business II. Businesses Owned by Military Companies owned in whole or in part by the Indonesian military span the full range of the economy, from agribusiness to manufacturing and from golf courses to banks. In September 2005 the TNI complied with a request from the Ministry of Defense for an inventory of its business interests.[1] (Preparation of the inventory was a first step toward implementing the TNI law passed a year earlier that mandated the transfer of these businesses to government control.) The initial inventory identified 219 military entities (foundations, cooperatives, and foundation companies) engaged in business activity.[2] As of March 2006, the TNI had provided information on 1,520 individual...

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Acronyms and Abbreviations

CoW : Contract of Work EIA : Environmental Investigation Agency GDP : Gross Domestic Product ICW :  Indonesia Corruption Watch IMF : International Monetary Fund ITCI : International Timber Corporation Indonesia MPs : Members of Parliament NGO : Nongovernmental Organization OECD : Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development PER : Public Expenditure Review ROSC : Report on Standards and Observance of Code SIPRI : Stockholm International Peace Research Institute ABK:  Agrosilva Beta Kartika ( Indonesian company, BOT subsidiary ) ABRI: Angkatan Bersenjata Republik; Indonesia, ( Indonesian armed forces before 1999, a combined military-police structure ) BOT : Beta Omega Technologies ( Malaysian company ) BPK : Badan Pemeriksa...

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Early Indonesian Military Businesses

 I. An Overview of Indonesian Military business A Brief History of Military Economic Activity The Indonesian military’s involvement in economic activity in Indonesia dates back to the 1945-1949 Indonesian war for independence from the Netherlands. The nascent military was responsible for raising its own funds. In addition to relying on popular backing and material support, in some areas military units turned to smuggling to finance their operations. The pattern of self-financing continued after the formation of the Indonesian armed forces (which became known as Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia or ABRI, a combined military-police structure until 1999). Official budget allocations to the military were low. As a consequence, throughout...

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Indonesian History

A brief history of Indonesia Indonesian History past till nowadays, from Renaissance empire to Republic of IndonesiaBy the time of the Renaissance, the islands of Java and Sumatra had already enjoyed a 1,000-year heritage of advanced civilization spanning two major empires. During the 7th-14th centuries, the Buddhist kingdom of Srivijaya flourished on Sumatra. At its peak, the Srivijaya Empire reached as far as West Java and the Malay Peninsula. Also by the 14th century, the Hindu Kingdom of Majapahit had risen in eastern Java. Gadjah Mada, the empire's chief minister from 1331 to 1364, succeeded in gaining allegiance from most of what is now modern Indonesia and much of the Malay archipelago as well. Legacies from Gadjah Mada's time include...

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