High price of the news

JAKARTA (JP): It seems nowhere is safe from the slide in the value of the rupiah, including the SEA Games.

One savvy newspaper hawker in the Istora Senayan stadium has obviously decided to up prices, including yesterday's edition of this newspaper, to compensate for the currency's plummeting worth.

"Very cheap, Mister, just Rp 5,000," he said as he sidled into a small office in the building.

His entreaty was for naught, however, as he had failed to notice the large sign on the window, identifying The Jakarta Post's Games office. (brc)