Mega to award medals of honor to 16 people
Mega to award medals of honor to 16 people
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The government will honor 16 people, including former Jakarta
governor Ali Sadikin, for their services to the country by
presenting them with awards.
The awards are traditionally presented annually before
Independence Day to those people who have made significant
contributions to the country.
Ali Sadikin and the late Purbacaraka, a Javanese cultural
expert, will be bestowed the Bintang Mahaputra, the country's
second highest honor. The highest honor is the Bintang Republik
Indonesia.
Ali Sadikin was chosen to receive the Bintang Mahaputra for
his contributions to developing Jakarta during his tenure from
1966 to 1977.
Purbacaraka is remembered as a leading figure in Javanese
literature and the author of a Javanese language dictionary.
Batam Authority chairman Ismeth Abdullah and the late Gen.
George Andrew N., a Canadian who helped Indonesia gain
independence in 1949, will be bestowed the Bintang Jasa Utama.
Twelve noted artists will receive the Bintang Budaya Parama
Dharma, including Sardono W. Kusumo, Christine Hakim, A.A. Navis
and A.T. Mahmud.
"The awards will be presented by President Megawati
Soekarnoputri. For those (recipients) who have passed away, the
stars will be bestowed on National Heroes Day on November 10,"
the military secretary to the President, Maj. Gen. Tb.
Hassanudin, said on Wednesday.
He said eight of the 16 honorees would receive the awards on
Thursday during a ceremony at the State Palace.
The country's highest honor, the Bintang Republik Indonesia,
will not be awarded this year.
"Only several people have received this highest honor,
including all former presidents and vice presidents," Hassanudin
said.
Others who have received the Bintang Republik Indonesia
include Gen. Soedirman, Sartono, Maramis, LN. Palar, Saffruddin
Prawiranegara, Agus Salim and Abdul Wahid Hasyim.
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Honors List
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Recipients of the Bintang Mahaputera Adipradana
Ali Sadikin
Purbacaraka
Recipients of the Bintang Jasa Utama
Ismeth Abdullah
Gen. George Andrew N.
Recipients of the Bintang Budaya Parama Dharma
Teuku Abdullah
Edhi Sunarso
Sardono W. Kusumo
Ki Empu Djeno Harum Brodjo
Christine Hakim
Abdullah Totong Mahmud (A.T. Mahmud)
A.A. Navis
Tan Tjen Boek
Vivi Young
Miss Tjitjih
Ki Suratman
Bing Slamet
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