Tatler Indonesia Magazine - August 2021

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Stronger Together

Like most of us who had come to know about Mien Uno, I noticed myself inspired by her energy and charm. An accomplished businesswoman and educator, her wit and smarts are also found in Mien’s successful sons, Indra and Sandiaga. However, I only got to know her husband recently and understood the complete picture. Although Henk, as he is widely known, is a modest figure who prefers to remain in the background, his quiet strength and wisdom have supported the Uno family all these years.

It was no small feat to raise children to become a leading businessman and a prominent politician; and, yet Henk and Mien succeeded in passing on their legacy of love. They are the better versions of their parents, as Henk and Mien had carefully guided them each step of the way. By listening in to the pair’s affectionate banter with one another, hat’s off to the Uno family for their unity in caring for the small things entrusted to them for the grander scheme in mind. Of course, August is the month of Indonesia’s independence, so we have to include more figures who are contributing their bests to the country.

Take Lusyani Suwandi, for example, who is already a hard-working legislator under the Nasdem Party. With the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging here, she felt called to build Hamera Lab to provide highly accurate yet affordable testing for everyone. Movie director Angga Dwimas, on the other hand, is helping keep the industry afloat during this difficult time. He created the pay-per-view Bioskop Online platform to stream Indonesian movies to promote local talents, especially when movie theatres are still closed. These stories are what make our nation continues to thrive and stays strong despite adversities going our way. I hope you are all remaining hopeful for these, too, shall pass.

Happy reading!