PDI admirer climbs pylon

SEMARANG: Frustrated by Golkar's domination, a man has risked his life by climbing to the top of a 25-meter, high-voltage electricity pylon to fly an Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) flag.

Sungkono, 30, of Ngesrep district said yesterday he could not stand seeing Golkar flags flying unchallenged in his neighborhood. His was the first opposition party flag to fly there.

"A true PDI cadre like me is not afraid to die," he said. "To me, to die now or tomorrow makes no difference."

The red PDI flag on the hill-top pylon can be seen from other neighborhoods. (har/pan)