RI to donate six cannons to Papua New Guinea

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 03/30/2011


JAKARTA: The House of Representatives approved on Tuesday the Indonesian government’s intention of granting six cannons belonging to the Army to neighboring Papua New Guinea.

The six cannons have a total value of Rp 437 million (US$50,255), and the plan to bestow them to Papua New Guinea is a follow-up to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s visit to the country earlier this month, deputy head of the House’s Commission I overseeing defense and foreign affairs, Tubagus Hasanuddin, as quoted by kontan.co.id.

Tubagus said the President planned after his visit to donate some salute guns to Papua New Guinea, after which he asked for the House’s approval. — JP


(Must be those old ones they dragged up from the sea floor, x the VOC! They used to use them to fire losse flodders! )