Paulus Sutisna Named CEO of DBS Indonesia

DBS Group Holdings has appointed veteran banker Paulus Sutisna (50) as president director of Bank DBS Indonesia.  Mr Sutisna was previously Head of Client Management for Global Banking and Co-Head of Cash Management. Prior to HSBC, Sutisna spent over 20 years in...

Brazil Recalls Ambassador after Execution of Marco Archer

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has reportedly recalled the country’s ambassador to Indonesia for consultation following execution of Marco Archer Cordosa 30 minutes after the midnight. BBC quoted President Rousseff saying she has recalled Brazilian...

Nigerian Drug Courier Executed, Corpse Transported to Jakarta

Nigerian drug courier Daniel Enemuo has been executed on Nusakambangan Island, Central Java Sunday (January 17). Daniel, known as Diarrssouba, is one of six convicts executed by Indonesian authorities despite protest from international community. Daniel was convicted...

Budi Waseso Appointed as Chief Detective

National Police has earlier on Friday (January 16) promoted Inspector General Budi Waseso as the new chief of detectives (Kabareskrim) to replace Commissioner General Suhardi Alius. Budi Waseso was regional police chief of Gorontalo in North Sulawesi area. Waseso was...

Jokowi Appoints Badrodin Haiti Acting Police Chief

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has on Friday (January 16) appointed deputy police chief Badrodin Haiti as acting police chief to replace Sutarman. “I have signed two decrees today. First on the dismissal of Sutarman as national police chief, and the...
Asmawi Syam Appointed Acting CEO of BRI

Asmawi Syam Appointed Acting CEO of BRI

Shareholders have appointed Asmawi Syam as acting president director of state bank BRI effective January 2nd, 2015. The government as majority shareholder has yet to appoint definitive president director of BRI to replace Sofyan Basir, who has been appointed CEO of...

South Korean Orion Evacuates Six Bodies from AirAsia QZ 8501

South Korean maritime patrol aircraft P-3 C Orion KN-01 managed to evacuate six bodies from the missing AirAsia AZ 8501 in Karimata Straits, off south Kalimantan Friday (Jan 2nd). Orion found three bodies sitting in one row at 11.58 a.m, followed with three other...