Telkom's Investment in GoTo: Business or Political Problem?

Summary
- Telkom, an Indonesian state-owned telecommunication enterprise, suffers from an unrealized loss of Rp 881 billion in the first quarter of 2022 from its investment in GoTo.
- Many criticize the deal by highlighting the fact that GoTo's president commissioner Garibaldi 'Boy' Thohir is the older brother of State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir.
- Telkom's loss is estimated to be even greater as GoTo's stock price has plunged by up to 40 percent since going public on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.