'Kompas' to be official paper for SEA Games

'Kompas' to be official paper for SEA Games

JAKARTA (JP): The SEA Games consortium has appointed the
Kompas daily the official newspaper for the 19th SEA Games to be
held here in October.

Under an agreement signed by Kompas corporate head A Roesilah
K. and consortium official Enggartiasto Lukito Wednesday, the
paper will have four more pages on the event every Friday from
today until Oct. 31.

The additional four pages will be published as part of its
regular editions while its journal will appear separately from
its regular pages, both in Indonesian and English.

The daily plans to publish the journal once a month in the
run-up to the SEA Games and everyday from the start (Oct. 20)
till the end of the event (Oct. 30).

Kompas' managing editor, August Parengkuan, said the
cooperation was part of the daily's commitment to promote the
sporting event and the country's sporting development.

Earlier, the National Sport Council's chairman Wismoyo
Arismunandar said the council sought support from all media, both
print and broadcast, to help ensure the success of the SEA Games.

Wismoyo asked the media not to write articles that might
hinder the athletes' performances.

He said Indonesia wanted success on two levels at the Games:
both in taking back the overall champion title from Thailand and
as the host.

Wismoyo, however, said the biggest task was to win back the
overall champion title which was won by Thailand when Chiang Mai
hosted the region's biggest sports meeting in 1995.

At the 1995 Games, Thailand won 157 gold medals, Indonesia was
a distant second with 77 golds and the Philippines third with 33
golds. (03)