Winning the Hearts of Nobility

The kings and sultans of Indonesia were invited by President Yudhoyono to the Presidential Palace. Is there a rivalry between SBY and Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono in seeking influence?

December 9, 2008

KING Muda Dissan Maulana looked very happy. The Sultan of Bulungan, East Kalimantan, showed the golden yellow watch with the Presidential Palace as the logo plus the picture of the eagle above it. “It’s a Swiss watch,” said King Maulana, cheerfully, on Thursday last week. “I will only put it on for official events.”

Maulana said he had not opened the souvenir until Tempo had asked him to do so. Then he showed a DVD containing pictur

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