Baubau City Mayor Amirul Tamim:
Hangeul provides great opportunities for the Cia-Cia tribe
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
MAYOR Amirul Tamim of Baubau City, in Southeast Sulawesi, has always envisioned that one day the local Cia-Cia tribe living in his area would have their own alphabet. When he eventually got his wish by adopting the Korean Hangeul alphabet, the world's attention was simultaneously trained on the small city located in Buton Island. It was the first time in the world that a tribe has adopted Hangeul. The city mayor, now in his second term, spoke to T
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