Word: indonesian
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...apparent. He was awkward and inexperienced in such matters. His diplomatic pitch was often prepared for domestic consumption. When he thought aloud about U.S. power and Australia's role in the region, he got stuck with the "deputy sheriff" badge. He'd take the bait of Asia's demagogues; Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri refused to take his call. Now, he's an active summiteer, sought out for counsel, clear about Australia's interests and values...
...GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE INDONESIAN PRESIDENT. DO YOU FEEL THAT THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE RELATIONSHIP LAGS A BIT BEHIND THE LEADERS'? Yes and no. There were times when the relationship at a government level lagged behind. That's not only with Indonesia. When Mahathir (Mohamad) was the Prime Minister of Malaysia, the people-to-people relationship was a long way ahead of the government relationship. There are 250,000 Malaysians who are alumni of Australian universities...
...WHAT ABOUT THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE (IN COLLABORATING WITH INDONESIAN POLICE EVEN AFTER SCOTT RUSH'S FATHER CONVEYED HIS CONCERNS TO THEM)? I think the criticism of the AFP is quite unfair. I'm very sympathetic, as we all are, with the parents of young people who get caught up with this drugs thing. It must be a terrible prospect to think your son or daughter is going to spend the rest of their life in an Asian jail, or indeed any jail. But nobody can seriously say they haven't been warned...
Elizabeth Gilbert is, in her own words, "the kind of person who, when a ninth-generation Indonesian medicine man tells you that you're destined to move to Bali and live with him for four months, thinks you should make every effort to do that." She is also exactly the kind of person a ninth-generation Indonesian medicine man would say that to: charming, blond, gregarious, spiritually curious and highly mobile...
...leading a drug-trafficking ring dubbed the "Bali Nine" by the Australian press; to death; by the Denpasar District Court; in Bali. The nine Australians?some as young as 19 at the time?were arrested last year on suspicion of plotting to smuggle 8.3 kg of heroin from the Indonesian island to Australia. While one woman and six men received life sentences for their roles as drug mules, Chan (pictured) and Sukumaran face death by firing squad, a punishment Australia has vigorously opposed. They plan to appeal their convictions...