- KONTAN
"KONTAN" (literally means "paying by cash" in Indonesian) is an economic and business weekly
newspaper published inJakarta ,Indonesia . "KONTAN"'s first edition was published on27 September 1996 . It focuses on economic and business issues, personal finance, management, politics, small-to-medium enterprises, and soft articles about entertainment and celebrities.The first "KONTAN" Chief Editor was A. Margana, a senior journalist who worked for "TEMPO" magazine for many years. "TEMPO" was shut down during the
Suharto rule in1994 . Margana worked at "FORUM" Magazine for two years before building "KONTAN" together with five young ex-"TEMPO" journalists."KONTAN"'s editor board is currently led by Yopie Hidayat. Like Margana, Yopie once worked for the newspaper for years. Before joining with Margana, he was a manager at the
Jakarta Stock Exchange .External links
*id icon [http://www.kontan-online.com Official site]
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