Word: indonesianness
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...cans for bombs, I break up rapes, I save old ladies from fires, and I walk drunks home." The Grebmeiers have not yet encountered anything so violent. On a typical January night, they found no crime more serious than some double-parking by guests at a party at the Indonesian consulate. In fact, during the Grebmeiers' first four months on the job, their clients have suffered only three minor break-ins. They consider that a success for law-and-order...
...Indonesia has in effect failed to post the immediate 10% increase that it voted for in Qatar. Instead, the Indonesians have increased prices less than 6% on a grade of crude that accounts for more than half the country's output. The motivation seemed to be a desire not to tempt Japan-the buyer of most of Indonesia's oil-to turn to Saudi Arabia for oil. Said one official of the Mining Ministry: "What is the fun of fixing high prices if the Indonesian crude subsequently is not sold...
When we boarded a spanking new Garuda Indonesian Airways jet, the diplomats were uncomfortably outnumbered by some 40 newsmen. Only India and Iran sent their ambassadors; Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, New Zealand and Nigeria sent lower-level dignitaries. The U.S. and the Soviet Union declined, as did the Common Market countries, Australia, and even such close
...Indonesian allies as Singapore and the Philippines. One reason might have been that Portugal, despite little active interest in the money-losing colony, had filed a complaint with the United Nations Security Council after the invasion...
...reached Dili. Crowds of dark-skinned Timorese lined the dusty streets between Dili's pink-and-white stuccoed houses, some of which had been hastily painted over to erase Fretilin slogans. Gongs and cymbals clanged, and drums sounded amidst cries of "Merdekaf (Freedom) and " Viva Presidente Suhartor No Indonesian armed forces were in sight, only a handful of local militiamen in ragtag colonial uniforms and wide-brimmed hats, carrying a variety of antediluvian weapons. Finally, we reached a grubby, squat sports hall adorned with a sign saying "We wish you a happy conference." The 28-member People...