Singapore general gets award

Sat, 24 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: Singaporean Armed Forces chief Lt. Gen. Ng Yat Chung
was granted the Yudha Dharma Utama medal from the Indonesian
government for his efforts to boost ties between the two
neighboring countries and their armed forces.

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security
Affairs Widodo Adi Sucipto conferred the medal in a ceremony at
his office on Friday.

Army chief Gen. Djoko Santoso, who represented Indonesian
Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endiartono Sutarto, was among top
military officers witnessing the medal presentation.

TNI spokesman Maj. Gen. Kohirin Suganda said the TNI admired
Ng for his commitment and endeavors to build closer ties between
the armed forces of the two countries. -- JP

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