BSD City,formerly referred to Bumi Serpong Damai is a planned community located within Greater Jakarta in Indonesia. The project was initiated in 1984 by a group of private developers and started in 1989. The town is currently managed by the holding company PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk,which is owned by Sinar Mas Land,a subsidiary of the Sinar Mas Group,a large industrial conglomerate in Indonesia. BSD City encompasses a total area of approximately 6,000 hectares,hosting a range of residential houses,apartments,malls,offices,and more. Most of the residential areas are designed to be suitable for Indonesia's upper-middle class,in gated neighbourhoods,each with different themes. The city is now a self-sustaining community,with businesses,schools,shopping malls,hospitals and hotels.
Mochamad Ridwan Kamil,alternatively Kang Emil is an Indonesian architect and politician who was the 15th Governor of West Java,the largest province of Indonesia. He was also the mayor of Bandung from 2013 to 2018. As an architect,he designed iconic structures in Indonesia and other countries in Asia with his Urbane architectural firm and lectured at the Department of Architecture,Bandung Institute of Technology.
Sinar Mas Land is an Indonesian real estate development company,which is a subsidiary of Sinar Mas Group. It combines two big developers,Bumi Serpong Damai and Duta Pertiwi. It formed in 1988 under the flag of Duta Pertiwi. It now holds substantial interests in a businesses including residential housing,apartments,shopping centers,hotels,office buildings,industrial estates,townships and cities. Its head office building,designed by Aedas,is located in the BSD Green Office Park in Jakarta and received a high commendation under Indonesia’s office architecture at Asia Pacific Property Awards 2014.
Serpong Station (SRP) is a railway station located in Serpong,Serpong,South Tangerang,Banten. It is located not far from Bumi Serpong Damai complex or commonly known as BSD City. This station used to be the terminus for trains in the green line,now the line has been extended to Parung Panjang,Maja and Rangkasbitung. This station mostly served the commuter in Greater Jakarta.
The German School Jakarta,often informally referred to as DSJ,is a German international school in the BSD community of South Tangerang in Greater Jakarta,Indonesia. It offers comprehensive education from preschool to secondary school.
Djarot Saiful Hidayat is an Indonesian politician who is currently a member of the People's Representative Council. He was the governor of Jakarta,in office between 15 June and 15 October 2017 after being acting governor since 9 May. He replaced his predecessor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama when the latter was found guilty of blasphemy against Islam. He was appointed by Basuki as Deputy Governor in 2014 to fill the gap left by the election of Joko Widodo as president.
Syahrul Yasin Limpo is an Indonesian politician,who has served as Minister of Agriculture in Joko Widodo's Onward Cabinet from October 2019 until Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced his involvement in alleged corruption in September 2023. He was governor of South Sulawesi from 2008 to 2018.
Air Chief Marshal (Ret.) Hadi Tjahjanto is the Coordinating Minister for Political,Legal,and Security Affairs under President Joko Widodo's Onward Indonesia Cabinet. He is a former officer in the Indonesian Air Force who previously served as the 20th Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. An alumnus of the Indonesian Air Force Academy and Flight School,he was appointed by president Joko Widodo in 2017 as the Commander of the Armed Forces (Panglima).
Laksana Tri Handoko is an Indonesian scientist and public official specializing in theoretical and particle physics. He formerly served as the deputy head of science and technology for the Indonesian Institute of Sciences from 2014 to 2018. In 2018,he replaced Bambang Subiyanto as the acting chairman of the institute.
The Onward Indonesia Cabinet is the current Cabinet of Indonesia. It was announced by President Joko Widodo on 23 October 2019. The president has so far reshuffled the cabinet on ten occasions. The last reshuffle occurred in February 2024.
Ismet Iskandar is an Indonesian former politician who served as the regent of Tangerang Regency between 2003 and 2013.
Gandi Sulistiyanto Soeherman is a businessperson,an Indonesian diplomat,and former Managing Director of Sinar Mas Group. He serves as the Indonesia Ambassador to South Korea.
The Action for Rescuing Indonesia Coalition is an Indonesian conservative political pressure group founded on 18 August 2020 in Taman Proklamasi,Jakarta. Claimed itself as "moral movement",it was founded by Ahmad Yani,Rocky Gerung,Din Syamsuddin,Gatot Nurmantyo,Rochmad Wahab,Meutia Farida Hatta,Malam Sambat Kaban,Said Didu,Refly Harun,Ichsanuddin Noorsy,Lieus Sungkharisma,Jumhur Hidayat,Abdullah Hehamahua,and Amien Rais. It is described as a right-wing,populist,traditionalist conservatist,elitist,extra-parliamentary,non-partisan pressure group,due to being founded by right-wing politicians and former generals formerly supporting Prabowo Subianto during 2019 presidential election,although most of the figures are politically independent from Indonesian political parties at that time. It was also supported by members of the Islamic Defenders Front.
Michael Widjaja,is an Indonesian businessman of Chinese descent,serving as the CEO of Sinar Mas Land Group as well as Vice President Director of PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk (BSDE). Michael was born in Surabaya,9 July 1984. Michael Jackson Purwanto Widjaja is the thirdborn of Muktar Widjaja,thereby a grandson of tycoon Eka Tjipta Widjaja founder of Sinar Mas Group. Michael married Feiny Sabur at the age of 28 on 1 October 2012. He marks the third generation successor of the Sinar Mas.
Nusantara Capital City Authority is a cabinet level-agency formed by the Indonesian government,working directly under the President of Indonesia. The agency will become a special agency tasked with managing and governing the city of Nusantara,future capital of Indonesia located on Kalimantan.
Law on State Capital is an omnibus law to relocate capital of Indonesia from Jakarta to Nusantara at East Kalimantan as new capital of Indonesia. The omnibus bill of the law was passed into law on 18 January 2022,and finally commenced on 15 February 2022.
Nusantara,officially the Capital City of Nusantara,is the future capital of Indonesia,scheduled to be inaugurated on 17 August 2024,coinciding with Indonesian Independence Day. Nusantara will replace Jakarta as the national capital,a position the latter city has held since the country's proclamation of independence in 1945.
Bambang Susantono is an Indonesian politician who has been serving as Head of Nusantara Capital City Authority since 10 March 2022. He is a civil engineer by profession and economist. He was a vice minister of Ministry of Transportation and later become acting Minister of Transportation served under Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's second administration.
Amarulla Octavian is an Indonesian vice admiral and defense scientist. Prior his appointment as Deputy Chairman of National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN),he was a professor and rector of Indonesian Defense University[id].
