Articles tagged ‘sby’
Bali Arts Festival Programme
By Barrie | June 15th, 2008 |
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The 30th Bali Arts Festival was officially opened yesterday by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and it apparently was quite a colourful affair with dignitaries present like the Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik. As I mentioned in a previous article, the month long event will feature traditional dance and drama, discussions and exhibitions as [...]
SBY reported to Jakarta police
By Nick | August 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Its not just the US that has politicians making critical remarks about each other in the press. Here in Indonesia people sling mud and the latest episode involves President SBY. He accused former House Deputy Speaker Zaenal Ma`arif of making remarks about his marriage, something about being married while joining the army back in 1970. [...]
Australian PM to visit Bali
By Nick | July 24th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Australian PM John Howard will visit Bali later this week to meet Indonesian President SBY. Mr Howard will open a special eye hospital dedicated to the victims of Bali terrorism. Here’s more from the Jakarta Post.
SBY to open Bali Arts Festival
By Nick | June 11th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Indonesian President SBY will open the 2007 Bali Arts Festival in Denpasar. The festival is a showcase for Balinese culture, with representatives from every district, including artists, dancers and stall holders.
Working a ‘little fiddle’: A national sport in Indonesia
By Nick | January 17th, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Sometimes, you’ve just got to laugh at what goes on out here. People living in countries outside Indonesia, must think us folks living here, have the word ‘corruption’ on the brain. The thing is, whether its the guy working the gas pump, the nightclub barman who doesn’t give your chance back, or the Kalimantan police [...]
Bush & SBY meet school kids in Bogor Indonesia
By Nick | November 20th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
US President Bush and Indonesian President SBY, were scheduled to meet a group of local elementary school kids, during their brief time together. A Jakarta Post article tells how the kids were affected by the security and threats of protests in West Java.
President Bush as popular as ever in Indonesia
By Nick | November 19th, 2006 | 4 Comments »
US President GW Bush is seeing his chickens coming home to roost. After years of lying to the American people, destroying the environment and starting illegal wars in foreign countries, he is getting responces from all over about his performance, including here in Indonesia.
World Bank chief praises Indonesia for anti-corruption efforts
By Nick | November 18th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
President of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz, has praised Indonesia, for its anti-corruption efforts. Indonesia has dropped in the corruption rankings, during the last year, largely due to the destabilizing of Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries.
Bush’s helipad not popular with Bogor residents
By Nick | November 9th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
US President GW Bush will be visiting Indonesia later in November. As always, his visit will be treated like the D-Day landings, with troops, police, boats, planes and flying saucers all guarding his person.
Bush’s Indonesia visit requiring massive security
By Nick | November 6th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
US President GW Bush, will visit Indonesia on November 20th. As is common wherever he travels, massive security will be deployed to keep protestors / trouble makers at bay. President Bush will travel to Bogor, in west Java, which is a hill city close to Jakarta. During his 10 hour stop in the country, he [...]
