Indonesia-Malaysia ties that bind


Hermono (left) with Reezal Merican during the republic’s 77th Independence Day reception in Kuala Lumpur. — Photos: CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

IT WAS a colourful evening at the Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur grand ballroom as the Indonesian Embassy hosted a reception to mark the republic’s 77th Independence Day.

Exchanging toasts with Indonesian Ambassador Hermono was Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican.

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