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Richard Muljadi "Cheaper than charter flights"
Grandson of Indonesia's 42nd richest
Shows off wealth with gifts like a pet dog and a car

On the 4th, Richard Muljadi, the third-generation heir of an Indonesian conglomerate, posted a selfie taken on a flight to Bali. Photo by Richard Muljadi Instagram capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] It has been revealed that the third-generation heir of an Indonesian conglomerate rented out all the seats on a flight to Bali due to concerns about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, sparking envy.

According to DetikHealth and others on the 6th, Muzadi (32), the grandson of Kartini Muljadi, the wealthiest woman in Indonesia, posted photos of himself and his wife boarding a flight to Bali on Instagram on the 4th.

Richard said, "I made sure that no one else except the two of us could board the same flight," adding, "My wife and I are extremely paranoid about COVID-19."

He continued, "Booking as many seats as possible was cheaper than chartering a private plane."

Lion Air Group stated that the Richard couple boarded Batik Air flight ID-6502 from Jakarta to Bali on the afternoon of the 4th, and only the two of them were on board.

The aircraft has 12 business class seats and 150 economy class seats.

Local media estimated that due to COVID-19 restrictions allowing only up to 70% seat occupancy, Richard paid between 75 million and 110 million rupiah (approximately 5.87 million to 8.61 million KRW).

Richard Muljadi's pet dog Coco is swinging a gold accessory. Photo by misscocodafrench, Instagram capture.

Richard usually flaunts his wealth on social media by posting expensive luxury items such as cars and watches.

In particular, in 2015, he was criticized for extravagance after gifting a Mitsubishi vehicle to his pet dog named 'Coco' to use when going to the grooming salon.

The car that Richard Muljadi bought as a birthday gift for his pet dog named 'Coco' in 2015. Photo by Richard Muljadi, Instagram capture.

In 2018, he was caught by police snorting cocaine in a department store restroom in downtown Jakarta and was sentenced to one year and six months in prison.

Kartini Muljadi, ranked 42nd among Indonesia's wealthy by Forbes. Photo by Forbes Magazine.

Meanwhile, Richard's grandmother, Kartini Muljadi, was listed among the 50 richest Indonesians by Forbes in 2020 and was the only woman on the list. Last year, Kartini's fortune was $620 million (approximately 673.6 billion KRW), ranking 42nd among Indonesia's wealthy.

Kartini is a former judge and lawyer who runs a large law firm and, together with her family, owns Tempo Group, which includes pharmaceutical companies.

Additionally, Richard's father is Kartini's eldest son and operates a company in the oil and gas sector.

Richard is reported to have worked as a fund manager and now serves as an executive at his father's company while also running his own business.

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