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Are Indonesia’s Prabowo and ultra rich ‘9 Dragons’ on a collision course?
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's efforts to restructure the economy with a stronger state role are creating tensions with the country’s wealthiest tycoon families known as the Nine Dragons (Sembilan Naga). These families, many of Chinese Indonesian origin, hold significant interests in sectors like banking, tobacco, and mining.
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