Sheraton Media Hotel's ownership

JAKARTA (JP): One of the owners of the Sheraton Media Hotel in Central Jakarta, Surya Paloh, denied media reports that the hotel was partly owned by former president Soeharto's family.

Paloh said yesterday that the reports were inaccurate and gave the hotel a bad image.

"They reports have not been thoroughly checked and are bordering on being libelous," he said.

He stressed that the 18-story hotel belonged to PT Grahasahari Suryajaya, which is 75 percent owned by PT Bakti Citra Daya and 25 percent by the city administration. (ind)