Singaporean held for disturbance

JAKARTA (JP): A drunken Singaporean was arrested yesterday by Penjaringan police in North Jakarta for alleged disorderly conduct in a discotheque.

Tan Eng, 35, was heavily drunk when he entered the Top Hit discotheque at around 1 a.m., said Capt. Bayu from the Jakarta Police information unit.

"A preliminary investigation revealed that the Singaporean went into the discotheque along with his friend, Cheng Sun I, 31, a Taiwanese, after having a massage on the second floor of the building," Bayu said.

Shortly after entering the discotheque, Tan shouted loudly, complaining about his missing handphone, said the officer.

When a guard at the discotheque, Suwardi, came to help him, Tan kicked a table, angering the guard. "The two then became involved in a fight," Bayu said.

Minutes later, a waiter, Asep, found the handphone lying on a table.

The foreigner was then arrested and charged with creating a disturbance at the discotheque, Bayu said. (bsr)