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Canberra Today 26°/28° | Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | Digital Edition | Crossword & Sudoku

Lyn Mills’ social event of the week

INDONESIA is celebrating its 69th independence anniversary and to mark the occasion the Indonesian Embassy held a reception on the most perfect Canberra spring day – albeit more than a month after the official August 16 date.

Guests were spilling outside to enjoy the weather and the never-ending trays of delicious taste treats and the usual conviviality of this occasion.

Dancers dressed in spectacular costumes dripping in gold performed a dance to celebrate the ancient trading empire of Srivijaya in South Sumatra that flourished in the 5th-7th centuries AD. The girls held steady the elaborate golden crowns that looked just a bit too heavy for anything other than a gentle rhythm.

To toast the occasion the ambassador Nadjib Riphat Kesoema made mention of his recent extended “home leave” when things were a bit testy between us, but he’s quietly slipped back to Canberra to continue this posting with his wife and daughter on hand to keep the niceties of diplomacy ticking over.

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