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- Health
- Barnama
Former Indonesian President Sby Returns To Painting While Undergoing Treatment In Hospital
By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar JAKARTA, July 19 (Bernama) -- Former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is currently undergoing treatment at the Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital in Central Jakarta, is reported to be showing positive progress and has resumed painting in his hospital room. According to a statement posted on his official Instagram account, although his right hand is still attached to an intravenous drip, Yudhoyono – widely known as SBY – has been creating artwork using his left hand. bootstrap slideshow 'A set of painting tools was made available in the hospital room this morning… he held the brush and painted with all his heart, blending colours together. It was a touching moment,' the post said on Saturday. A photo of the artwork in progress was also shared, though the piece is not yet complete and is still being refined. It will be shared again once finished. The statement also asked the public to pray for SBY, who has a deep love for the arts, music, and poetry, to recover soon and return to his daily routine. Democratic Party spokesperson Herzaky Mahendra Putra confirmed that SBY is receiving medical treatment, though no official details have been released about his illness. The 75-year-old sixth president of Indonesia, born in Pacitan, East Java, governed from 2004 to 2014. He was also the country's first directly elected president through a presidential election. -- BERNAMA
AFP
27-06-2025
- Politics
- AFP
Video shows ex-Indonesian president speaking on tsunami anniversary, not island dispute
"SBY's message is very clear: directly, do not disturb Aceh and return those four islands to their original owner," reads an Indonesian-language post on X shared on June 15, 2025. The post includes a video of Yudhoyono, also known as SBY, who played a role in signing a peace pact with Free Aceh Movement separatists during his presidency in 2005, ending decades of violence in the province. "The Indonesian leaders who are carrying out the mandate, including Mr Prabowo Subianto, from all of this, do what you should do to our beloved Indonesia, to our beloved Aceh," he says in the clip. "Peace in Aceh didn't come suddenly. It took a long up-and-down process." Image Screenshot of the false video taken on June 26, with a red X added by AFP The false post refers to a decade-long dispute over four islands -- Panjang, Lipan, Mangkir Gadang, and Mangkir Ketek -- between North Sumatra and the neighbouring Aceh province. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced on June 17 that the islands will be put under Aceh's control (archived link). The false clip was also shared on TikTok, where it has been watched over 300,000 times, and spread on Facebook. But a Google reverse image search using keyframes found local broadcaster Kompas TV uploaded a video to YouTube showing the same scene titled "Full, SBY's Speech in the 19th Year Commemoration of the Aceh Tsunami" on December 26, 2023 (archived link). The clip used in the false post was taken from the 10:12 to 11:21 mark. Image Screenshot comparison of the false post (left) and the clip uploaded by Kompas TV SBY gave the speech at a commemorative event marking 19 years since the 2004 deadly tsunami that killed more than 220,000 people in countries around the Indian Ocean. "I want to highlight the deeper meaning of why we commemorate it. People say that in order to move forward, to heal is to remember," he said, before continuing with the remarks in the false clip. As of June 23, SBY has not spoken out publicly on the contested islands.
