Morning all. Am about to dash off to the immigration office but wanted to reassure you that I am safe from the recent earthquake. The centre was in Sumatra and we didn't even feel anything in Jakarta.
A not so impressive 50% of you identified Indonesia as a former Dutch colony – and so I felt some further education was needed:
Indonesia was formerly a Dutch colony known as the Dutch East Indies. Following occupation by the Japanese during WWII, Indonesia declared independence under the leadership of Sukarno. The Dutch tried to re-establish their rule and an armed struggle followed ending in December 1949, when the Dutch formally recognised Indonesian independence.
Indonesia was never solely Dutch. The island of Timor (for example) was Portuguese. Portugal had to eventually like everyone else recognise its independence sometime in the 19th century.
ReplyDeleteImmigration - are you working as a cleaner for an MP?
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that you are safe and well !!
ReplyDeleteThank God you are safe.
ReplyDeleteM x