SINGAPORE and Indonesia yesterday vowed to deepen economic ties as their leaders kept up a tradition of meeting retreat-style each year, this time at the Shangri-La Hotel.
The strong personal ties at the highest levels between Asean’s largest member state and its smallest were also celebrated at a ceremony at which the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) conferred on President Susilo Bambang Yudho-yono an honorary doctorate. He is the first Indonesian leader to receive such an honour.
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