Indonesia Forgives Malaysia Over Upside Down Flag Issue

JAKARTA, Aug 22 (Bernama) -- President Joko Widodo on Monday said he had forgiven Malaysia over the upside down flag of Indonesia printed in a souvenir booklet for the 2017 SEA Games. The president’s special communications staff, Johan Budi Saptopribowo, said the president was just waiting for an apology from Malaysia soon after the issue cropped up. Online media quoted Johan as saying that the Indonesian president, better known by the name Jokowi, also hoped the Indonesian people would not react excessively to the mistake by the Malaysian SEA Games Organising Committee. "What's important now is that there has been an apology and (the booklet) has been withdrawn, as hoped by the President, (and) Malaysia (has already) apologised," he said at the Presidential Palace complex, here. Malaysia, via Foreign Minister Anifah Aman, on Sunday made an official apology to the Indonesian government and all the people of Indonesia over the mistake. -- BERNAMA