Australia, Indonesia formalizing military diplomacy

Melbourne was still dark, under a light rain and with a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, but these conditions did not stop thousands of Melbourne residents congregating at the Shrine of Remembrance, a national monument in the town center. It was 5 a.m. and a bugle sounded the start of proceedings.

It was April 25, 2012, the day Australia commemorates Anzac Day. On this day, people pause from their daily lives to remember the fall of 8,000 soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) at the Gallipoli landings in Turkey, 97-years-ago during World War I.

Nowadays, ANZAC Day has also become a day of public admiration for all Australian servicemen and women, past and present. That is the way Australians value their military services.

A number of young Indonesian Military (TNI) officers — Maj. Agus Yudhoyono; Maj. Frega Wenas and myself, Maj. M. Iftitah Sulaiman S. — have accepted the Australian government’s invitation to visit a number of military establishments as part of the annual Young Future Leaders 2012 program. Apart from being given the chance to see various attractions, there will also be interaction with Australian leadership c
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Wiro Sableng #174 : Dua Nyawa Kembar

WIRO SABLENG

Pendekar Kapak Maut Naga Geni 212

Karya: Bastian Tito

Episode : MALAM JAHANAM DI MATARAM

NENEK sakti Sinto Gendeng, guru Pendekar 212 Wiro Sableng terkencing-kencing serabutan begitu melayang jatuh memasuki alam delapan ratus tahun silam Bhumi Mataram di kawasan selatan kaki Gunung Merapi. Tubuh kurus kering si nenek terguling-guling di tanah lalu tertumbuk dan tersandar di sebatang pohon mahoni. Dua kaki masih mengepit kuda lumping yang tadi ditunggangi sewaktu melesat dari dalam hutan di dekat Candi Prambanan.

"Oala! Bagaimana bisa kejadian begini rupa?!" Si nenek berucap setengah berseru lalu semburkan air kunyahan susur yang ada di dalam mulut. Dia memandang berkeliling. "Aku di mana? Apa aku sudah berada di Mataram Kuna, kerajaan delapan ratus tahun silam?"

Perlahan-lahan si nenek bangkit berdiri. Kuda lumping dikepit di ketiak kiri, tangan kanan rapikan empat tusuk konde perak yang menancap di kepalanya.

Bukannya ingin mencari tahu di mana keberadaan Wiro dan anak perempuan bernama Ni Gatri, si nenek malah terus bertanya-tanya dalam hati. "Apakah aku akan bertemu lagi dengan kakek gagah bersorban dan berjubah kelabu yang menyusup ke dalam tubuh Ni Gatri sewaktu berada di rumah Abdi Dalem Pringkun? Ah, mengapa aku begitu tertarik padanya? Padahal apakah dia tertarik pada diriku
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