This is Wendy Tanoto.
When I was six years old, my father, Polar Yanto Tanoto died in GA152 air crash on his way flying back to our home in Medan, Indonesia on Sep 26th 1997. I can still vividly remember the day when I learned the news. It was a typical
Family Photo taken in 1st Apr, 1994. Polar and Barbara on the left. Tinah and Sukanto on the right.
My name is Barbara Tanoto. I am the wife of Polar Yanto Tanoto, the sister-in-law of Sukanto Tanoto, and the mother of 4 children: Lina, James, Wendy, and Katherine. 2 years ago, my daughter, Wendy, with the whole family’s consent, started this blog. At first I was skeptical about its effect since I had encountered so many obstacles throughout my way due to Sukanto’s tyranny. However, after 2 years, I learned that I was wrong. Indonesia, widely seen as an economics with high potential by many investors, is quickly revolving. I sensed that the voice of justice could be heard. More and more people are standing up for their rights.
It all started when I received an email with a link to a post in Tienya, the largest Internet forum in China.The local Putien resident “Applewangking” published an article titled “Sateri Chemical Pollution in Putien, No More Bloody GDP” in Tienya, describing how the air, water and environment has been contaminated by pollution from the Sateri plant. As I…
I was amazed by the new APRIL website for quite sometimes and I would like to share my thoughts with you. Welcoming visitors by a “Sustaining Our Future” sign, photos of workers holding plants (you know all that stuff), and using the color green to decorate every corner of the website. And look, they even…
The footage shows how the rainforest in Borneo, Kalimantan was destroyed by APRIL.
Photo: Sukanto met with Chinese Official Zhu Xiaodan in November 2014 (source: gocea.net) Someone showed me this article about Sukanto Tanoto from Wen Ding (問鼎) and asked me about what I think. My first reaction after reading the article: Liars are going to lie, lie and lie again.
A reader sent me a comic and asked me to post it. So here you go.
Forbes Indonesia talked about my blog in their latest December edition.
Sukanto and RGE are absolutely right when they said they cannot comment about anything I said. I believe before Sukanto confessed all the sins he has done to my family, RGE would not be able to comment.
I started the blog because I love my family and Sukanto was trying to harm us in every way
Do you still remember Polar Yanto Tanoto?
On the graduation day of 22-year-old Polar Yanto Tanoto, his older brother, Sukanto Tanoto came and persuaded him to join Royal Golden Eagle. At that time, Royal Golden Eagle was struggling, waiting to transact into the pulp and paper industry. Sukanto offered Polar, his brother a
Royal Golden Eagle is a private company that claimed to own assets that worth over $15 billion headed by Sukanto Tanoto, one of the richest men in Indonesia and Singapore. RGE Group’s diversified business covers many industries, including pulp and paper producer APRIL, agri company Asian Agri, palm oil company Apical, dissolving wood pulp maker Sateri and energy
Anugerah Perkasa, Wartawan Bisnis Indonesia, Aug 20, 2014
JUMAT SORE ITU tak pernah dilupakan Wendy Tanoto. Bersama keluarganya, dia menunggu papanya, Polar Yanto Tanoto untuk makan malam. Ada saudaranya Lina, James dan Katherine. Wendy saat itu berusia 6 tahun. Namun, kabar yang diterima mamanya, Barbara Huang, sungguh mengejutkan. Sang papa tewas dalam kecelakaan pesawat GA 152 jurusan Jakarta—Medan.