Kartini statue moved to Monas

Kartini statue moved to Monas

JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso inaugurated on Tuesday the new
location of the statue of a women -- popularly known as the
Kartini statue -- in the National Monument park facing Gambir
train station in Central Jakarta.

The bronze statue, a gift of friendship from the Japanese
government 42 years ago, was moved from its original location on
Jl. Diponegoro to make way for the new Diponegoro statue in
Menteng, Central Jakarta.

Besides Sutiyoso, the Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Yutaka
Iimura and city officials also attended the ceremony. --JP