Canadian Embassy holds photo expo

JAKARTA: The Canadian Embassy is cosponsoring a photo exhibition titled Warisan Perang Untuk Rakyat (Legacy of War) as part of its support for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia Randolph Mank said.

The other sponsors of the event are the United Nations Children's Fund and the Jesuit Refugee Services.

The three-day exhibition, which opened on Thursday, is being held at the National Museum in Jakarta. It will be open to the public on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Several of renowned Indonesian photographer Ray Bachtiar's impressions of Cambodian landmine victims are on display.

"This photo exhibition illustrates the human cost of antipersonnel landmines and their continued use around the world," Ambassador Mank said in a press release sent to The Jakarta Post. -- JP