Laksamana Sukardi:“It’s a bitter pill to swallow”
January 14, 2003
His Christian name signifies a four-star admiral in the navy, but he is no such officer. Yet Laksamana Sukardi shares one attribute with a naval officer battling a stormy sea: composure. During a television interview last week, Laks—as he is familiarly known—had to fend off a barrage of sharp questioning. He responded to each probe calmly and rationally without losing his sense of humor. Indeed, composure is what he probably needs giv
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