Indonesia warning lifted

This item appears on page 18 of the August 2008 issue.

The State Department announced on May 27 that it had “determined that the current security climate in Indonesia no longer warrants a Travel Warning,” this after eight years on the list. This follows the Indonesian government’s arrests and convictions of numerous terrorists, with the last major terrorist incident in 2005.

The Department added, “However, the Embassy will not modify security precautions in light of this development and urges public facilities in Indonesia to also maintain their current high level of security as terrorist threats remain.”