1. x-President Nathan has passed on 1 month after he suffered a severe stroke. RIP and keep well to the surviving family members.
2. Protest at Singapore Embassy in Jakarta!! CNA 23 August 2016
SINGAPORE: Demonstrators gathered outside the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta on Tuesday (Aug 23) as it was opening its doors for people to sign a condolence book for Singapore's late former President S R Nathan.
In a post on Facebook, the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta wrote that a group of demonstrators from Pemuda Panca Marga (PPM), a pro-military organisation, had gathered at the embassy to protest the "alleged mistreatment" of retired Indonesian army general Suryo Prabowo at Changi Airport on Aug 17.
Mr Suryo was stopped by officers at Singapore's Changi Airport last Wednesday as part of "screening procedures for border security", according to a statement by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA). The statement said that he was interviewed by checkpoint officers for 30 minutes, and was allowed to board his flight after the interview.
According to Indonesian media, Mr Suryo complained on social media about being "blacklisted" while in transit at Changi Airport after arriving from Fiji.
The Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo lodged a note of protest with the Singapore defence attache in Indonesia over the incident, according to Antara News. "We have written to the Foreign Ministry to lodge a note of protest with Singapore. Who knows, I may be blacklisted in Singapore anytime in the future," he told Anatara."
There is no need for us to provide a response beyond a: 'it was a routine random check with no one targeted in particular' despite the protest at our Embassy on a day where people are welcome to sign the condolences book for the late x-President Nathan.
No need to link too much into it. It was just a coincidence that the retired Mr Suryo was interviewed. It was just coincidence that the protesters who are supporters of the Indonesian military protested in front of Singapore Embassy in Jakarta today.
Maintain friendliness looking at the big picture and keeping the senior leaders of both countries informed. That will be an effective way to handle this 'protest'. An expression of their freedom of speech as long as no damage to the Embassy staffs and properties.
2. Protest at Singapore Embassy in Jakarta!! CNA 23 August 2016
SINGAPORE: Demonstrators gathered outside the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta on Tuesday (Aug 23) as it was opening its doors for people to sign a condolence book for Singapore's late former President S R Nathan.
In a post on Facebook, the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta wrote that a group of demonstrators from Pemuda Panca Marga (PPM), a pro-military organisation, had gathered at the embassy to protest the "alleged mistreatment" of retired Indonesian army general Suryo Prabowo at Changi Airport on Aug 17.
Mr Suryo was stopped by officers at Singapore's Changi Airport last Wednesday as part of "screening procedures for border security", according to a statement by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA). The statement said that he was interviewed by checkpoint officers for 30 minutes, and was allowed to board his flight after the interview.
According to Indonesian media, Mr Suryo complained on social media about being "blacklisted" while in transit at Changi Airport after arriving from Fiji.
The Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo lodged a note of protest with the Singapore defence attache in Indonesia over the incident, according to Antara News. "We have written to the Foreign Ministry to lodge a note of protest with Singapore. Who knows, I may be blacklisted in Singapore anytime in the future," he told Anatara."
There is no need for us to provide a response beyond a: 'it was a routine random check with no one targeted in particular' despite the protest at our Embassy on a day where people are welcome to sign the condolences book for the late x-President Nathan.
No need to link too much into it. It was just a coincidence that the retired Mr Suryo was interviewed. It was just coincidence that the protesters who are supporters of the Indonesian military protested in front of Singapore Embassy in Jakarta today.
Maintain friendliness looking at the big picture and keeping the senior leaders of both countries informed. That will be an effective way to handle this 'protest'. An expression of their freedom of speech as long as no damage to the Embassy staffs and properties.
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