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...around $6 for a tank, which should be almost enough for a complete island tour. Two hours inland is Tetebatu, a small village on Rinjani's southern slope that offers clear views up to the volcano. Hotels are cheap and cheerful. A cut above the rest is the Hotel Soedjono, an old Dutch colonial house with rooms, plus outlying cottages, most with glorious vistas of the terraces, and a colossal pool; fax (62-376) 223-22 or call (62) 8185-44265 to book. Rates are a scarcely believable $4-$9, with breakfast. The hotel restaurant, and its nameless neighbor...
...Suhartos and their cronies as well as for the ex-President's political machine. The foundations accepted "donations," which were often less than voluntary. Beginning in 1978, all state-owned banks were required to give 2.5% of their profits to two foundations, according to former Attorney General Soedjono Atmonegoro. Suharto's Decree No. 92, in 1996, required each taxpayer and company making more than $40,000 a year to donate 2% of income to another foundation, set up to support poverty-alleviation programs. The foundations invested heavily in private companies established by family members and cronies...
Soon after Suharto's resignation, then-Attorney General Soedjono examined the books of the four largest yayasan. "Suharto had distributed the money to his children and friends," he says. Soedjono discovered that one of the largest foundations had disbursed 84% of its funds on unauthorized pursuits, including loans to companies owned by Suharto's children and friends. Suharto, as chairman, had had to sign any check over $50,000. Soedjono submitted a preliminary report on his findings to President Habibie last June and was fired five hours later. (Habibie says Soedjono was dismissed because he stepped outside the line...
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