Furious Yudhoyono shuns Obama after WikiLeaks revelations

A PLANNED telephone conversation between US President Barack Obama and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was cancelled because US diplomats reported to Washington that the Indonesian leader and his family were allegedly implicated in corruption.

Washington fingers too burnt to dial hotline to Indonesian President

JAKARTA: A planned telephone call between the US President, Barack Obama, and his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, was scuttled after revelations that US diplomats had told Washington the Indonesian leader and his family were implicated in corruption.