Taiwanese found dead at hotel

JAKARTA: A 73-year-old Taiwanese man was found dead shortly before midnight Monday at the Fortuna Hotel in Tamansari, West Jakarta.

Police have yet to announce the cause of death.

Tamansari Police chief Comr. Zain Dwi Nugroho said Monday that the victim, identified as Wang Chun Shy Lang, was found lying face down in bed with a bloody nose.

“The initial examination showed no signs of foul play,” Nugroho said, as quoted by tempointeraktif.com, adding that the police believed the victim had died 24 hours before being found.

The body was taken to Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Central Jakarta for an autopsy.

The hotel said the victim checked in Saturday afternoon for one day. — JP