JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia pledged not to eavesdrop on foreign leaders when it hosts a major summit later this year despite irritation over reports that its own leader was spied on when he was overseas.
Classified documents leaked last month by whistleblower Edward Snowden showed British intelligence services had used "groundbreaking intelligence capabilities" to monitor the communications of visiting world leaders at the G-20 summit in 2009, according to The Guardian daily. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attended that gathering.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported last week that the Australian government was among those which made use of the British intelligence on Yudhoyono and other Asian leaders.
"We must give a guarantee that such practices will not happen here in Indonesia, especially during the (upcoming) APEC summit in Bali," Marciano Norman, head of the state intelligence agency, was quoted as saying on Tuesday by the Jakarta Post daily.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has 21 members including the United States, China and Russia. Britain is not a member.
"Indonesia has never had a practice of spying on visiting foreign delegates. If there's any truth to the news reports, then what the UK did is for sure completely unethical," Teuku Faizasyah, presidential spokesperson for foreign affairs, told Reuters.
"You're hosting foreign dignitaries and there should be some respect for their privacy."
(Reporting by Kanupriya Kapoor, editing by Jonathan Thatcher and Ron Popeski)
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) ? Bernhard Langer gave Mark Wiebe one too many chances at the Senior British Open.
Wiebe took advantage of Langer's failure to close out the tournament, beating the German on the fifth playoff hole Monday at Royal Birkdale for his first senior major title.
The American used a superb approach shot from the rough to set up a two-putt for par, while Langer failed to get up and down, seeing his par putt stay out.
"I'm speechless," Wiebe said. "I think it's always better for both players had there been a birdie to win the playoff instead of a bogey, but right now, I don't really care. I'm glad it's over, and I'm honored.
Langer led by two shots going into the final hole of regulation Sunday, only to settle for a double bogey when he struggled to get out of a bunker. The playoff was then halted after two holes because of darkness and resumed Monday, with Langer immediately missing another chance to win when his 12-foot putt wouldn't drop.
"I just was luckier today and last night than Bernie I guess," Wiebe said. "I also feel like Bernie has won, what, a couple hundred tournaments. He's won so many, I feel like this was my turn."
Langer, who won the tournament in 2010, was up by three shots entering the fourth round. He looked certain to earn a second Senior British Open title when he teed off at the 72nd.
But his approach shot landed in a greenside bunker, and he needed two strokes just to get out of the sand. Wiebe, meanwhile, shot a 4-under 66 to match the German at 9-under 271.
"Obviously, not what I wanted. But the major mistake was again yesterday, the 72nd hole," Langer said. "In the playoff anybody can win. It comes down to one good shot or one bad shot. And that's what happened. Mark is a very deserving champion."
This was the first time in the 27-year history of the Senior British Open the tournament finished on a Monday.
Former U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin shared third ? three shots back ? with David Frost of South Africa and Peter Senior of Australia. It was the third year in a row Pavin tied for third at the tournament.
Wiebe's season has been plagued by a back and arm injury and he hasn't finished in the top 10 on the U.S. Champions Tour all year. But he said he could swing a club without pain again, which "helped me so much with my attitude."
"Once I realized I could play and it didn't hurt very much to swing," Wiebe said, "I was instantly in a great mood, and I knew I was playing good."
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