Even Angels Might Fail
The international standards applied at maritime academies in Indonesia have resulted in many drop-outs. Hundreds of cadets are disappointed, including those of the Indonesian Maritime Academy (AMI) in Medan who burned down their campus last week.
October 2, 2000
WAHNI SANTY promptly fainted when she couldn’t find her name on the list of examination results posted on the notice board. This was her seventh failure since she entered the Medan AMI back in 1995. The announcement dashed her hope of ever becoming a sailor and plying the seven seas.
The number of those disappointed like Wahni runs into the hundreds. Don’t be shocked at hearing that of the 450 Medan AMI cadets that took the exams onl
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