Slips of the Tongue

The bumbling speech of MPR Speaker Taufiq Kiemas during the President’s inauguration did him a disservice. Hopefully, he will be a good legislator.

October 27, 2009

Perhaps Taufiq Kiemas was suffering from stage fright. Or perhaps he just lost his concentration during the inauguration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the legislative building in Senayan last Tuesday. Kiemas, 66, is the only member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) to hold a position of state. His wife, Megawati Soekarnoputri, the party chairperson, decided to remain outside the government. On Tuesday, Kiemas made

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