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        "id": 1625210,
        "msgid": "the-story-of-bambang-hartono-founder-of-djarum-billionaire-with-a-hobby-for-eating-tahu-pong-1773924687",
        "date": "2026-03-19 19:09:00",
        "title": "The Story of Bambang Hartono: Founder of Djarum, Billionaire with a Hobby for Eating Tahu Pong",
        "author": "Sakina Rakhma Diah Setiawan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "Michael Bambang Hartono, owner of PT Djarum and one of Indonesia's richest individuals, passed away on 19 March 2026 in Singapore at the age of 85. His wealth stemmed primarily from the Djarum cigarette business and significant stakes in Bank Central Asia, with expansions into infrastructure, technology, and investments in startups like Blibli, tiket.com, Kaskus, and Gojek. Despite his conglomerate status, Hartono embodied simplicity, often seen enjoying humble street foods such as tahu pong in Semarang and lentog in Kudus, prioritising taste over prestige.",
        "content": "<p>The owner of PT Djarum, Michael Bambang Hartono, passed away today,\nThursday (19\/3\/2026) at 13:15 in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Djarum family expresses deep sorrow over the passing of Mr\nMichael Bambang Hartono on Thursday, 19 March 2026 at 13:15 Singapore\ntime,\u201d stated Corporate Communication Manager of PT Djarum, Budi\nDarmawan.<\/p>\n<p>The cigarette business of PT Djarum and share ownership in Bank\nCentral Asia (BCA) formed the main sources of his wealth.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, his business expansions encompassed infrastructure,\ntechnology, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Various Indonesian startups such as Blibli, tiket.com, Kaskus, and\nGojek received investments from PT Djarum.<\/p>\n<p>Although bearing the title of conglomerate, Bambang Hartono applied a\nunique principle in his life, namely that simplicity is an attitude.<\/p>\n<p>Bambang Hartono was once captured on camera by a netizen eating tahu\npong at a roadside stall in the Karangsaru area, Semarang, Central\nJava.<\/p>\n<p>Not just once or twice, he visited that stall multiple times,\nbecoming a regular customer.<\/p>\n<p>Besides tahu pong, every morning he often enjoyed the typical Kudus\ncuisine, lentog.<\/p>\n<p>The simple quote \u201csimplicity is an attitude\u201d was proven by him by\nvaluing the taste of a dish over prestige.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/the-story-of-bambang-hartono-founder-of-djarum-billionaire-with-a-hobby-for-eating-tahu-pong-1773924687",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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