Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono openly expressed his annoyance with guests who were talking while he was delivering a speech on World Environment Day in Jakarta on Tuesday.

The President was about 10 minutes into a speech on environmental issues at the Presidential Palace when he suddenly stopped and reprimanded chatty attendees.

"I'll wait until those who are talking at the back finish," Yudhoyono said in front of hundreds of members of the audience. Silence fell across the hall at once as the President continued his speech, which lasted for another fifteen minutes.

Yudhoyono has been known to demand full attention from his audience, be it in Cabinet meetings at the presidential office or at other events. He is also known for scolding officials who fall asleep during meetings or talk among themselves when he is speaking.

"I've seen that some are asleep. It will be better if they sleep outside because it won't be good if TV cameras capture their pictures. People will wonder whether [the officials] are tired of leading their regions," Yudhoyono said during a working meeting with all the Cabinet ministers and heads of regional administrations in Jakarta early last year. (BeritaSatu/JG)