Prime Minister apologizes to Moluccan community for mistreatment after 1950 arrival (opens in new tab)

Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten on Sunday issued a formal apology to the Moluccan community in the Netherlands for how former KNIL soldiers and their families were treated after arriving in the country 75 years ago. The apology came during the opening of the National Monument Ulu Kora in Rotterdam at Lloydkade, a site tied to the arrival of Moluccan KNIL military personnel and their families. The monument is intended as a tribute to the first generation of Moluccans in the Netherlands and is ...