JAKARTA: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday suspended cooperation with Australia over the sensitive issue of people smuggling, denouncing Canberra’s “Cold War” behavior following allegations its spies tapped his phone.

Yudhoyono announced that cooperation with its southern neighbor in a number of areas would be temporarily halted, including military exercises and intelligence exchanges.

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