Germinating Bung Karno's Teachings

THERE is a plot of land on Jalan Kalasan, Blitar, some 200 meters from Bung Karno's grave. Up until mid-April this year, the land was crowded with bushes, surrounded by barbed wire. One thing has made this site special, though. Close to the sturdy fence stands a white notice board on which the words "Bung Karno Library will be built here" are inscribed.

Bung (elder brother) Karno, the intimate name by which Indonesia's first president, the la

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