Not our security personnel

With reference to the reports in The Jakarta Post of Aug. 20, 1998 and Sept. 25, 1998 on the demand aired by a number of security guards, herewith for and on behalf of and in the legal interest of PT JAYA READYMIX we deem it necessary to present the following refutation and response:

1. PT JAYA READYMIX has never hired any security guards as referred to in the reports in The Jakarta Post.

2. Since 1989 PT JAYA READYMIX has been cooperating with PT GINDEJAYA PURNASEJATI for the assignment of security guards within the business environment of PT JAYA READYMIX on the basis of a cooperation agreement.

3. On the basis of this cooperation agreement, none of these security guards are employees of PT JAYA READYMIX, but are the employees of PT GINDEJAYA PURNASEJATI.

4. As an internal conflict in PT GINDEJAYA PURNASEJATI has affected the supervision and placement of security guards and also the remittance of their salaries, PT JAYA READYMIX has decided not to renew the said cooperation agreement as from Aug. 31, 1998.

5. The reports carried in the Post in connection with this security guard matter are not correct and do not conform with the legal facts and have been published without having been cross- checked with PT JAYA READYMIX, so that the reports give the impression that PT JAYA READYMIX has taken action in contradiction with the prevailing laws.

6. The security guard matter is now being examined at the Ministry of Manpower.

7. To ensure that any news reports will be objective and balanced, PT JAYA READYMIX request that any news items concerning the security guard matter in PT JAYA READYMIX should be reconfirmed with PT JAYA READYMIX.

HERRY WIBOWO

and GEORGE BERNHARD

A. Teras Narang SH & Associates

Jakarta