Checking on the House
It is thought that House member Aberson was not the only person linked to the Rp10-million check from the Finance Ministry's Director General of Budget, Anshari Ritonga. Were a total of 50 checks distributed among the DPR Budget Committee members?
September 25, 2001
The members of the House of Representatives (DPR) have a new joke about travelers' checks. As a result of this joke, a working meeting between the governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) and Commission IX dissolved into laughter last Thursday. When a representative handed over a bundle of documents detailing the outcome of the meeting to BI Governor Syahril Syabirin, one wag called out, "Careful, that's his traveler's checks." Those present collapsed in fits ...