Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) complex in Jakarta from the
Harapan Kita Foundation. The
Head of the Presidential Staff, Moeldoko, defended the move in a press conference at the
Executive Office Building (Gedung Bina Graha) on Friday, 09 April 2021.
Moeldoko said the Government took control of the National Landmark to stem the Park’s growing loss of between Rp. 40 and Rp. 50 billion last year and its continuing inability to make a financial contribution to State coffers.
The 150-hectare
TMII opened in 1975 after a 3-year development period. Intended to become a permanent exhibit representing Indonesia’s then 26 provinces,
TMII or
“Indonesia in Miniature” was the brainchild of Madame Tien Soeharto (Siti Hartinah), the wife of Indonesia’s long-reigning second president, Soeharto. At the time of its inauguration,