In History's Footsteps
THE 60-year commemoration of the historic Asia-Africa Conference will be the first major international event hosted by President Joko Widodo. Costing more than Rp200 billion, it will also be the forum on which Jokowi can restore his dignity, after his disastrous failure to deliver his presidential address at the recent congress of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in Bali.
Undermined at Bali, the president will be able to shine again in Bandung, a gala event that is expected to be attended by at least 109 countries and at least 25 heads of states and governments. He, the president elected by the people, will lead the 'Bandung Walk' reconstructing the one six decades ago, from Hotel Savoy Homann to Freedom House (Gedung Merdeka), venue of that first Asia-Africa Conference.
April 21, 2015
THE 60-year commemoration of the historic Asia-Africa Conference will be the first major international event hosted by President Joko Widodo. Costing more than Rp200 billion, it will also be the forum on which Jokowi can restore his dignity, after his disastrous failure to deliver his presidential address at the recent congress of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) in Bali.
Undermined at Bali, the president will be able to shine a
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