Sophan causes a stir with doctors

Sophan causes a stir with doctors

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI
Perjuangan) faction chairman Sophan Sophiaan caused quite a stir
with doctors on Monday after a brief head massage.

Sophan had sat down at one of the stands at the MPR complex
for some traditional relief after being convinced by the masseuse
that a forehead massage could keep him fresh over the long
proceedings.

But immediately after the massage Sophan admitted that he
found it difficult to open his eye-lids and even seemed to lose
balance when he tried to stand up.

His colleagues then instantly called for doctors. Two
emergency doctors on duty at the session promptly arrived fearing
the famous actor had suffered a blackout.

Fortunately it was just a false alarm.

"I was only feeling a little pain in my feet actually nothing
more," Sophan later said. (prb/dja)