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US Ambassador to Indonesia Joseph Donovan apologized to the Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on the incident of TNI Commander General Gatot Nurmantyo was refused when he was about to fly to the United States. "The US embassy has coordinated with the TNI Commander's staff on this issue, the US embassy is ready to facilitate the travel of General Gatot Nurmantyo) to the United States," the US embassy said on Sunday.

TNI Commander-in-Chief TNI Gatot Nurmantyo is reportedly denied entry into the United States by the US Government. The news was received by General Gatot Nurmantyo through a notice of rejection submitted by the Emirates airline. The airline was supposed to take Gatot and his wife to the United States to attend a conference meeting to meet the invitation of the United States Army Commander General Joseph F Durford, Jr. in the City of Washington, at the request of the US internal security authority.

Where is Solo located? The city of Solo is located in Indonesia precisely in Central Java Province, from Jakarta or Bali can be reached for one hour, from Kuala Lumpur for two hours, from Singapore for one and a half hour through air travel or can also via road trip via train for 8 hours from Jakarta. Access to Solo can be reached from Yogyakarta for 1 hour by train. Connectivity Solo has an international gateway and can be accessed directly from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. It can also be accessed directly from Jakarta or Bali via Yogyakarta. Population The population of the city of Solo is approximately 500,000 in which the population of Solo is known to be thick with Javanese culture and become one of the center of Javanese tradition development. Solo's glory dates back to the 19th century, encouraging the development of Javanese literature, culinary, fashion, architecture and various other cultures. Language The language used in Solo City uses...

Read  Solo City Information 1. Surakarta Hadiningrat Sultanate Palace Visiting Solo is not complete if you have not visited Surakarta Palace. This royal palace is named the Royal Palace of Surakarta Hadiningrat. Previously this palace is part of the Mataram kingdom, but because of political problems with the Netherlands finally the Mataram Kingdom is split into 2 namely Surakarta Kasunanan led by Pakubuwono III and Yogyakarta Sultanate led by Prince Mangkubumi. Prince Mangkubumi is then titled Sultan Hamengku Buwono I as well as the starting point of the Kingdom of Yogyakarta that still stands today.

Read About Semarang 1. Maron Beach Located just a few hundred meters north of Ahmad Yani Airport Semarang, Maron Beach is one of the tourist attractions in Semarang in the west. Maron Beach offers exotic beach beauty so crowded by tourists around Semarang on the weekend. If you want to visit Maron Beach, keep in mind that the road to this place is still made of compacted soil, so if the rain the streets will become slippery. The price of admission Maron Beach is 3,000 Rupiah. 2. Lawang Sewu Lawang Sewu is the name of an ancient building in the city of Semarang. Built in 1904 by the Dutch, Lawang Sewu used to function as the office of the Dutch railway company. Lawang Sewu name which means a thousand doors comes from the form of the building which has many doors and windows. The interesting thing about Lawang Sewu is its mystical atmosphere which is equipped with magnificent architecture typical of antiquity. The Lawang Sewu building also has an underground floo...

Semarang, which is also the capital of Central Java province, is located on the north coast of Java with a strategic position in the transportation route of Java island. Located 485 km east of the capital city of Jakarta and or 308 km west of Surabaya. Semarang, known as Kota Lumpia (typical food), in the notes semarang.go.id, mentioned that it began in approximately the 8th century AD, namely in the coastal area named bergota (there is a historian who called it plagota) and is part of the kingdom Ancient Mataram. The area at that time was a bustling port and is still a small archipelago clusters. The consequent deposition of the cluster then meratu form the mainland.Bahkan downtown Semarang that we know today was the sea.pelabuhan is estimated to be in the Market Bulu now elongated entered the port of Simongan where Admiral Cheng Ho's fleet landed in 1406 AD. At the landing site Admiral Cheng Ho erected the temple and mosque which is still in visit and is called Ge...

1. Monas Who are the people of Jakarta who are not familiar with Monas? Initially, this 132 meter high monument was established to commemorate the struggle of the Indonesian people. Well, the icon city of Jakarta-even Indonesia-this one is popular will be a layer of pure gold on his "flame tongue". Oh yes, reportedly, Monas is building with the highest peak in Jakarta, you know! In fact, it is said that there should be no buildings that exceed the height of Monas .