[Indonesian_open] FW: [SISC] US lifts travel warning for Indonesia

[Wittman, Leonie]

Teman-teman yang baik

Let's hope others follow .....

 

Leonie Wittman



 

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From: Michele Ford [mailto:michele.ford at usyd.edu.au] 
Sent: Monday, 26 May 2008 8:02 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients
Subject: [SISC] US lifts travel warning for Indonesia

 

source: ABC News
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/25/2255046.htm> 


US lifts travel warning for Indonesia


By Jakarta correspondent Geoff Thompson

Posted 11 hours 9 minutes ago 

The United States has lifted its warning against travel in Indonesia for
the first time since the year 2000 when churches were bombed across the
country, but Australia still warns its citizens to reconsider the need
to travel to the country.

The US State Department has announced the lifting of its travel warning
for Indonesia "after determining that the security climate in the
country no longer warrants such a warning". 

A statement from the US Ambassador to Indonesia says that "Indonesia has
not experienced a major terrorist attack since October 2005 and the
Government of Indonesia has disrupted, arrested and prosecuted numerous
terrorist elements". 

The Australian Government's advice to reconsider the need to travel to
Indonesia including Bali "due to the very high threat of terrorist
attack" remains in place. 

"We continue to receive reports indicating that terrorists are planning
attacks against a range of targets including Western interests and
places frequented by foreigners," it says.

 

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