Ref: Kalau ada konsul general yang menemani Papuan Choir, mengapa harus ada donasi penduduk Cincincinati? Bukan kalau ditemani konsul general bisa langsungangkat telepon, ke Washington atau Jakrata dalam paling lambat 10 menit sudah bisa diselesaikan masalahnya, apalagi Papua penyumbang miliaran dollar ke kas NKRI. Latar belakangnya para penyanyi lain, maka solusinya pun lain dari pada yag lain. Barangkali begitulah masalahnya, kalau bukan warganegara kelas wahid.
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/the-papuan-choir-was-not-neglected-officials/531644?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jgnewsletter 'The Papuan Choir Was Not Neglected:' Officials Antara & Arientha Primanita | July 20, 2012 Members of the Gema Chandra Cendrawasih University Choir from Papua perform at the Greater Liberty Baptist Church, in Madisonville, (near Cincinnati) Ohio on Sunday. (AP PhotoJayapura. The Rector of Papua’s Cendrawasih University denied on Friday that the Indonesian government failed to assist the school’s choir during a trip to the United States. “The choir from our campus was not neglected,” rector Festus Simbiak said on Friday. “The choir was accompanied by staff from the Indonesian consulate general in the United States.” Festus said that following the news that the Gema Chandra was stranded in Cincinnati, Ohio, he contacted the Indonesian embassy in Washington D.C. to make sure the students were taken care of. “On Tuesday night, I contacted the education attache in the Washington, Haryono Winarso, to help the Cendrawasih University choir,” Festus said. The Associated Press reported that 49 members of the choir were stuck in Cincinnati after they missed the World Choir Games, and did not have sufficient funds for the return trip to Papua. But Cincinnati residents were determined to help, and the choir gave two impromptu performances at a church on Sunday, and in the lobby of a downtown convention center on Monday. Choir Games spokeswoman Julie Calvert said donations also made it possible for the group to depart Tuesday for California via Greyhound bus. The 54-hour journey got the group to the airport in time for a Friday flight home. Festus insisted that the choir was well looked after, as they slept in a hotel and were accompanied by the Indonesian consulate general. “The budget must have been calculated by the necessary people, including departure, accommodation and returning to Indonesia,” he said. Indonesian ambassador for United States Dino Patti Djalal said in Jakarta on Tuesday that the Indonesian consulate general was attending to the choir’s return to Indonesia. “We will make sure that there’s attention given to the choir,” Dino said, adding that such an incident should be a lesson in travel planning for the Indonesian people. “This is a lesson for Indonesians that insurance is important when they’re traveling abroad,” he said. “Such an incident could have been solved with insurance.” [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
