TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Friday, March 7, 2025. Here are the highlights: Palace Reveals Prabowo's Dialogue with Business Tycoons, Including Danantara Topics;
5 SOEs in Indonesia with the Most Corruption Cases; and Trump to Revoke Legal Status for 240,000 Ukrainians as U.S. Steps up Deportations.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Palace Reveals Prabowo's Dialogue with Business Tycoons, Including Danantara Topics
President Prabowo Subianto met with a number of business tycoons. A total of eight prominent figures representing diverse business sectors attended the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday, March 6, 2025.
Citing the official Instagram account of the Cabinet Secretariat, the eight business figures are Anthony Salim (Salim Group), Sugianto Kusuma, also known as Aguan (Agung Sedayu Group), Prajogo Pangestu (PT Barito Pacific Tbk.), Garibaldi or Boy Thohir (PT Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk.), Franky Widjaja (Sinar Mas Group), Dato Sri Tahir (Mayapada Group), James Riady (Lippo Group), and Tomy Winata (Artha Graha Group).
2. 5 SOEs in Indonesia with the Most Corruption Cases
The Attorney General's Office revealed allegations of corruption in the management of crude oil and refinery product trading at PT Pertamina, estimated to have caused state losses of up to Rp 193.7 trillion. In addition to this case, several corruption cases in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have recorded enormous state losses. From Jiwasraya to Garuda Indonesia, here are the five largest corruption cases ever occurred in these state-owned enterprises.
3. Trump to Revoke Legal Status for 240,000 Ukrainians as U.S. Steps up Deportations
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.
The move, expected as soon as April, would be a stunning reversal of the welcome Ukrainians received under President Joe Biden's administration.
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Among the eight business figures who met with Prabowo today are Sugianto Kusuma alias Aguan, Garibaldi or Boy Thohir, and Tomy Winata.
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