The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Sat, 11/11/2006 11:59 AM
JAKARTA: The Japanese government recently awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbons to Lily Satari, the former rector of Darma Persada University, the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta said.
""It was in recognition of his (Lily Satari) meritorious services to the promotion of the Japan-Indonesia relationship, particularly in academic and personnel exchanges,"" the embassy said in a press release sent to The Jakarta Post.
The 67-year-old Indonesian scholar is currently an adviser to the Association of Indonesian Alumni from Japan (Persada). -- JP