Permana new customs chief

Permana new customs chief

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Importers Association welcomed
yesterday the appointment of Permana Agung as the new director
general of customs and excise duty. Permana will replace Martiono
Hadianto, who has been installed as the president of Pertamina
oil company.

Permana, 36, a career customs official who is now the director
for planning and revenues at the directorate general, will be
installed at the finance ministry on Wednesday.

The association's chairman, Amirudin Saud, said the
appointment of a career customs official would give a moral boost
to the customs service, which between 1970 and 1991 had always
been led by political appointees. (vin)