Thursday, September 01, 2005

Sultan visits Suriname - Yogyakarta - JT














SRI SULTAN HAMENGKU BUWONO X OF YOGYAKARTA (WHITE JACKET) VISITED SURINAM IN AUGUST 2005 AT THE INVITATION OF SURINAME GOVERNMENT TO COMMEMORATE 115 YEARS OF JAVANESE 'LABOR MIGRATION' TO THE COUNTRY. THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 70,000 JAVANESE IN SURINAM. MOST CAME FROM CENTRAL JAVA. IN THE PICTURE ABOVE IS THE INDONESIAN AMBASSADOR TO SURINAME AND THE SURINAME MINISTER OF EDUCATION, MR. SANDRIMAN.

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