Oey Tiang Tjoei
Oey Tiang Tjoei (Chinese: 黄长水; 1893 – 1977) was an Indonesian journalist, known for being a member of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence. Prior to the Pacific War, he was a prominent supporter of Japanese Pan-Asianism.
Biography
Oey was born in Batavia on 1893, and he received a Dutch education. He later became influenced by Japanese Pan-Asianism, and joined the Hoo Hap secret society where he was its leader in the 1930s.[1] In 1939, he joined the newly formed Hong Po newspaper as a director.[2][3] With the Second Sino-Japanese War then ongoing, most Chinese Indonesian newspapers at that time actively raised funds for war victims and adopted an anti-Japanese stance. Hong Po, however, was strongly pro-Japan.[4] Due to this, a competing Chinese Indonesian newspaper, Keng Po, nicknamed it Bohong Po ("News of Lies"). Oei took the nickname as an insult, and he physically assaulted Keng Po's editor in response.[1]
Following the
After the surrender of Japan, Oey was detained by arriving British soldiers and faded into obscurity.[1] He died in Jakarta in 1977, and his body was cremated.[5]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-90-04-19017-7.
- ^ a b c Tokoh-tokoh Badan Penyelidik Usaha-Usaha Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia (in Indonesian). Ministry of Education and Culture. 1993. pp. 54–55.
- ISBN 978-981-4620-50-5.
- ISBN 978-979-799-052-7.
- ISBN 978-623-00-2017-9.