The Salim Group is

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's biggest conglomerate and refers to companies where the Salim family held majority ownership. Its assets include Indofood Sukses Makmur, the world's largest

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producer;

Indomobil Group PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional Tbk, known as Indomobil Group, is a car and motor vehicle manufacturer located in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was founded in 1976 by the unification of the two former competitors PT Indohero and the original incarnati ...

, one of Indonesia's largest car manufacturers;

Indomaret PT Indomarco Prismatama or Indomaret (short for Indonesia Market Retail) is a chain of retail convenience stores from Indonesia, with over 18,000 stores across Indonesia. It is the first and largest chain of this kind of store in Indonesia. Indom ...

, Indonesia's largest

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chain; and Bogasari, a large flour-milling operation. The group was founded in October 1972 by

Sudono Salim Sudono Salim (16 July 1916 – 10 June 2012), also known as Liem Sioe Liong, was a Chinese-born Indonesian banker and businessman. He was the richest individual in Indonesia. He was the founder and chairman of the conglomerate Salim Group bef ...

and his junior partner Sutanto Djuhar (Lin Wenjing). The current

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is Anthoni Salim, a son of

. The Salim Group also owns major

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(about 1,000 km²) and logging concessions. Salim Group has been involved in

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and the leisure industry for around 30 years. Its businesses include hotel and resort development, golf courses, and commercial real estate.

History

The Salim Group was closely tied to Indonesian politician and dictator

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, who ruled Indonesia for 31 years and was Sudono Salim's "friend and patron". During the

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that led to Suharto's downfall, Sudono Salim's house was burned down and he was forced to flee to Singapore. In 1999, the group called off talks to sell a stake in Indofood to

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, the largest food and beverage conglomerate in the

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, because of control questions.

Projects in West Bengal

The Salim Group is involved in a number of projects in

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, an eastern state of

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. It is involved in the construction of

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. Salim and Universal Success are investors in the project, Ciputra is the developer, and Singapore-based Surbana is the project manager. The proposal of the Salim Group for

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and multi-product

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were cleared in principle by the board of approvals of the Union Commerce Ministry, Government of India, in October 2006.

Companies

* Elshinta Media ** PT Radio Elshinta ( Elshinta Radio) ** PT Elshinta Jakarta Televisi ( Elshinta TV) ** PT Majalah Elektronik Elshinta ( Majalah Elshinta) ** Elshinta.com ** ElshintaShop.com * PT XL Planet ( elevenia) ** PT Elevenia Digital Teknologi Sukses ( EDTS) * PT NAP Info Lintas Nusa * PT Asuransi Central Asia ( ACA Group) ** PT Central Asia Raya (

CAR A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods. The year 1886 is regarded as ...

) ** PT Indolife Pensiontama ( Indolife) * PT Indoritel Makmur Internasional Tbk ( Indoritel) ** PT Indomarco Prismatama (

) ** PT Indomarco Adi Prima ( Indomarco) ** PT Lion Super Indo (Super Indo) (51% owned by

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) ** PT Nippon Indosari Corpindo Tbk ( Sari Roti) *** All Fit & Popular Foods, Inc ( Walter Bread) *** Sarimonde Foods Corporation ( Sarimonde) (co-owned with Monde Nissin Corporation) ** PT Fastfood Indonesia Tbk (Indonesian sole franchisee of

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and

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) (co-owned with Gelael Group) ** PT Inti Cakrawala Citra ( Indogrosir) ** PT Gardenia Makmur Selaras ( PrimeBread) ** PT Indoroti Prima Cemerlang ( Mr. Bread) ** Mister Donut Indonesia (Indonesian franchisee of

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) * PT Bank Ina Perdana Tbk ( Bank Ina Perdana) (29,02%) * PT Transaksi Artha Gemilang ( Ottocash) * PT Inti Dunia Sukes ( I.saku) * PT Inti Paket Prima ( Indopaket) * PT Reksa Transaksi Sukses Makmur ( Ottopay) * PT IndoArtha Perkasa Sukses ( Pede.id) (co-owned with

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) * PT Indo Seungli Makmur (iStyle.id) (co-owned with

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) * PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional Tbk (

) ** PT Suzuki Indomobil Motor (

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) ** PT Nissan Motor Indonesia (

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) ** PT Garuda Mataram Motor (

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and

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) ** PT Kreta Indo Artha (

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) ** PT Hino Motors Manufacturing Indonesia ( Hino) ** PT Indo Truck Utama (

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and

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) ** PT Indomobil Multi Jasa Tbk ( IMJ) ** PT CSM Corporatama ( Indorent) ** PT Indomobil Prima Energi ** PT Kyokuto Indomobil Manufacturing Indonesia ( Kyokuto Manufaktur) ** PT Furukawa Indomobil Battery Manufacturing (

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) ** PT Central Sole Agency ( Indoparts) ** PT Indobaterai Energi Indonesia ( Indobattery) ** PT Indomobil Finance Indonesia ( Indomobil Finance) ** PT Shinhan Indofinance ** PT Suzuki Nusantara Jaya Sentosa ** PT Indomobil Nissan Datsun Indonesia ** PT Swadharma Multi Finance ( Swadharma) * PT Indofood Sukses Makmur (

Indofood PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk is a major Indonesian company involved in the food industry. The company's headquarters are located in South Jakarta, Jakarta. History Indofood was founded in 1968 as Lambang Insan Makmur, an instant noodles busin ...

) ** PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk ( Indofood CBP) ** PT Bogasari Flour Mills ( Bogasari) *** PT Inti Abadi Kemasindo (previously named PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Bogasari Flour Mills - Divisi Packaging) ** PT Salim Ivomas Pratama ** PT Nugraha Indah Citarasa Indonesia (previously named PT Nestle Indofood Citarasa Indonesia because violation of labor rights on

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incident) ** PT Indofood Fortuna Makmur (previously named PT Indofood Frito-Lay Makmur because violation of labor rights on palm oil incident) ** PT Indolakto ( Indofood Nutrition) ** PT Anugerah Indofood Barokah Makmur (previously named PT Indofood Asahi Sukses Beverage because violation of labor rights on palm oil incident) ** PT Tirta Sukses Perkasa (

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) ** PT Arla Indofood Makmur Dairy Import (co-owned with

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) ** Indofood Agri Resources Ltd (

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) ** Popolamama Indonesia (co-owned with Popolamama) ** Salim Palm Plantation ** PT Lotte Indonesia (co-owned with Lotte) ** PT Yakult Indonesia Persada (co-owned with

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) * PT Cyberindo Aditama * PT Mega Akses Persada ( FiberStar) * PT Total Chemindo Loka ( Total) *PT Idmarco Perkasa Indonesia
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Former companies

* Yayasan Anugerah Musik Indonesia (now owned by

MNC Group PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk (commonly known as MNC Media or MNC) is an Indonesian media company founded on 17 June 1997 as PT Panca Andika Mandiri, it was renamed to the present name on 12 September 2002. It is owned by ''PT Global Mediacom Tbk ...

) * PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri (

Indosiar PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri, commonly known as Indosiar, is an Indonesian over-the-air television network. It broadcasts nationwide on UHF and can be received throughout the Indonesian archipelago on analog PAL television sets, established on ...

) (now owned by

Emtek PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi Tbk, trading as Emtek, is an Indonesian technology, telecommunication and media conglomerate headquartered in Jakarta. As of 2013, it is Indonesia's second largest media company. It is the parent company for subsidiar ...

) * PT Indosiar Karya Media Tbk (sold to Emtek) * PT Nuansa Karya Berita ** Tabloid Gaul ** Majalah Kort ** Majalah Story * PT Nestle Indonesia (sold to Djarum) * BCA Group (now owned by Djarum) ** PT Bank Central Asia Tbk ** PT BCA Finance ** BCA Finance Limited ** PT Bank BCA Syariah ( BCA Syahriah) ** PT Central Santosa Finance ** PT BCA Sekuritas ** PT Asuransi Umum BCA ( BCA Insurance) ** PT Asuransi Jiwa BCA ( BCA Life) * PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk (

Indocement PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk. ("Indocement") Indocement is one of the largest cement producers in Indonesia. Today, Indocement and its subsidiaries operate several business units that cover manufacturing and cement sales (core business) and ...

) (now owned by

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) * PT Pepsi-Cola Indobeverages (leave from Indonesia) * PT Indomiwon Citra Inti (now owned by Daesang Corporation 100%) * PT Holdiko Perkasa (now owned by

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) * PT Darya Varia Laboratoria Tbk (sold to

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)

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