YOGYAKARTA deserves its special status. It was the first region to join the Republic of Indonesia following the declaration of its birth in 1945. Yogya is also the birthplace of a great and wise statesman, Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX, who played a vital role in the struggle for the nation's independence. Since then, the reigning Sultan has always held the post of governor.

So, it made the news when the current governor, Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, decl