***"The arrangements were made after Chen bribed Indonesian officials...via a company run by an ethnic Chinese" who is close to Taiwan, said Chiu, citing a retired high-ranking foreign ministry official as his source.
***Mau sangkal apa lagi ? Suku Tionghoa paling lihai sogok... Time is GMT + 8 hours Posted: 14 May 2006 2128 hrs Taiwan denies bribing Indonesian officials for stopover TAIPEI : Taiwan's foreign ministry Sunday denied allegations that President Chen Shui-bian bribed Indonesian officials in order to make a surprise one-night stopover in the country. Chiu Yi a member of the opposition Kuomintang party had alleged that Chen paid Indonesian officials in order to be allowed to stop in Batam island on his way back from a Latin American trip. "The arrangements were made after Chen bribed Indonesian officials...via a company run by an ethnic Chinese" who is close to Taiwan, said Chiu, citing a retired high-ranking foreign ministry official as his source. Chiu did not identify the officials or the sum of the money allegedly paid to them. But the foreign ministry angrily rebutted the accusation. "We really regret this. It is absolutely not true," said David Wang, a spokesman for the ministry. Jakarta has described Chen's overnight stopover as regrettable and said it issued a permit for a technical landing and not for an overnight stay. Chen returned from a contentious trip to Latin America Friday after a row with the United States and criticism over unannounced stop-overs. Taiwan's leader rejected a US offer for a refuelling stop in Alaska or Hawaii after he was barred from stopping in New York or San Francisco. Instead, Chen made surprise stopovers in Abu Dhabi and Amsterdam on his way to Paraguay and Costa Rica. He then passed through the Dominican Republic and made unannounced stops in Libya and Indonesia on his return trip. China has protested to both Libya and Indonesia for allowing the visits, as they recognise Beijing rather than Taipei. Taiwan is fighting a constant diplomatic battle to maintain official ties with its dwindling number of allies -- now just 25. - AFP /ct http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/208299/1/.html ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/uTGrlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
