ST: Can Mr Turnaround Turn Around Democrat Party? – The Straits Times (Singapore) Zakir Hussain Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta photo: Mr Dahlan Iskan is seen by many as the best hope of shoring up the Democratic Party, which many seem to have written off as a sinking ship after rising discontent over graft cases involving several key members. -- PHOTO: THE JAKARTA POST – WHEN the passenger ship Tampomas sank in the Java Sea in January 1981, reporter Dahlan Iskan spent days talking to survivors and rescuers and wrote a gripping piece that cast a spotlight on safety lapses that stamped his reputation for hard work. It was his lucky break. Soon after, he was tasked with turning around the flailing Surabaya-based Jawa Pos newspaper, circulation 6,000. Within five years, it was selling 150,000 copies a day, setting the stage for a nationwide media ...
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