Beckham to tour Asia

Beckham to tour Asia

JAKARTA: England-based lubricant producer, Castrol, plans to
take Manchester United's star David Beckham on a Southeast Asian
tour in June, but the selected country has yet to be confirmed.

"He will visit Japan as well as a country in Southeast Asia.
We have yet to pick the country," Roy Philips, the marketing
manager of PT Castrol Indonesia, said after the launching of a
new Castrol product, here on Thursday.

Asked if Indonesia could be the probable choice, he said: "we
are looking at the options."

He said Beckham would stop over for one or two days in each of
the two countries to meet consumers, soccer fans and the media.
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'Unaccepted' Porlasi board slams KONI
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'Unaccepted' Porlasi board slams KONI

JAKARTA: The "disputed" board of the Indonesian Windsurfing
Association (Porlasi) criticized the National Sports Council
(KONI) for violating the sporting code of ethics.

The criticism stems from KONI's support for the outgoing board
of Porlasi. Koni rejected the result of the 2002 national
congress that elected the new board, and has asked the outgoing
board, to plan another congress next month.

"I feel devastated by what KONI has done. It's obvious that
KONI doesn't respect the 2002 congress," Raymond Kotambunan, the
secretary-general of the new board, told reporters.

During the 2002 congress, Raymond was assigned to lead a Team
of Five tasked to form the new board. The proposed board was
submitted to KONI in February but failed to gain its approval.

The new board has Datuk Hakim Thantawi as chairman, apparently
to the chagrin of the outgoing board, which had backed KONI chief
for planning and budgeting Indra Kartasasmita, as candidate for
Porlasi chairman.--JP