Bustanil Arifin responds

Bustanil Arifin responds

I am responding to an article by George J. Aditjondro
published on Page 4 on Aug. 14 titled The myth of Chinese
domination. I was referred to as former chief of the National
Logistics Agency (Bulog). That much is true. The following part:
"His wife Christine obtained etc., etc..." is entirely
incorrect.

My wife's name is Suhardani Arifin. I need to add that
Bogasari Flour Mill employs a nephew of Liem Sioe Liong named
Liem Oen Kian alias Juhar Sutanto Arifin whose wife's name is
Christine Arifin.

This was reported by the Far Eastern Economic Review some
eight years ago. I telephoned the Review editorial office in Hong
Kong to give them the correct information. I also inquired at PT
Bogasari if there was a shareholder of the company named
Christine Arifin. Their reply was in the affirmative, saying her
shares amounted to 14 percent.

The Review never corrected the report. The Jakarta Post says
Christine Arifin has a 21 percent share in the company. I do not
know which figure is correct. However, I know for sure that my
wife Suhardani Arifin has no shares at all in the company.

I hope this information will straighten out the biased report.

BUSTANIL ARIFIN

Jakarta