The draft beer at the Obama Bar, nestled in Jakarta’s backpackers’ quarter of Jalan Jaksa, seemed a little less cold during the weekend. And the plaster statue of the US president sitting in a pedicab inside one of the city’s high-end malls had fewer people lining up to snap photos with their cell phones.
It’s safe to say that Jakarta, and likely the rest of the country too, is mildly disappointed that Barack Obama postponed a highly-anticipated state visit that was due to begin today because of a crucial final vote on healthcare reform back in the United States.
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