The United States lifted a travel warning placed on Indonesia following a string of deadly terrorist attacks, saying the security situation in the world’s most populous Muslim nation had improved. “The U.S. has lifted the warning due to objective improvements made by Indonesia in its current security situation,” Hume said in a statement e-mailed to media organisations, calling the move “significant.” He said the embassy would not modify security precautions in light of this development and urged public facilities in Indonesia to maintain their current high level of security, since threats continue to exist. He said he expected more American business people, tourists and scholars to visit Indonesia to help expand trade, tourism and educational exchange between the two countries. Indonesia’s top anti-terror official, Maj. Gen. Ansyaad Mbai, said that while he welcomed the U.S. decision it would in no way slow down efforts to battle terrorism.
US RELAXES TRAVEL IMPOSED ON INDONESIANS
The United States lifted a travel warning placed on Indonesia following a string of deadly terrorist attacks, saying the security situation in the world’s most populous Muslim nation had improved. “The U.S.
