''Intisari'' (''Digest'') is an Indonesian monthly general-interest magazine published by

Kompas Gramedia Kompas Gramedia is an Indonesian conglomerate. It has focused on several businesses, predominantly mass media, as well as hospitality, manufacturing, and event organizing. The company's businesses comprises multiple divisions, such as media ass ...

. The magazine adopted a format similar to ''

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''.

History

''Intisari'' was first published in 1963 by Petrus Kanisius Ojong and

Jakob Oetama Jakob Oetama (27 September 1931 – 9 September 2020) was an Indonesian teacher, journalist, and businessman who was one of the co-founders and owners of Kompas Gramedia Group, the largest media group in Indonesia, together with P. K. Ojong. He ...

, with assistance from J. Adi Subrata and Irawati.Dari Sang Pemula ke Jaringan Bisnis KG.
Hidupkatolik.com, No. 45, 6 November 2011 (11 January 2012). F. Rahardi. It was the company's first publication. ''Intisari'' was intended to open the horizons of Indonesian society. Its first edition had no cover and was 14 x 17.5 cm in size, in black and white and 128 pages thick.KompasGramedia.com: History
Retrieved on 3 January 2013. In its first

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, 11,000 copies were printed. Later editions would reach 350,000 copies. The online version of ''Intisari'' includes a variety of sections and categories, such as finance,

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, unique, inspiration, wellness, and

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Reference

External links

Official website
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