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To promote Indonesian coffee in Russia, Indonesian embassy in Moscow cooperated with Tanamera Coffee Indonesia and Cocar Coffee Rusia to hold a training of Indonesian specialty coffee. By having the theme ‘’Let’s Roast Indonesian Coffee’’, the training was held in Moscow on Friday (11/10).  It was officially opened by Indonesian Ambassador to Federation of Russia concurrently Republic of Belarus, M Wahid Supriyadi. At the training, Indonesian coffee, especially specialty, cupping, and roasting coffee was presented. Therefore, the participants who were representatives from a number of roasting company, also owners of coffee stalls and  Russian barista, get to be more familiar with various kinds of Indonesia’s specialty coffee and its process.

Indonesian embassy in Croatia held cultural art performances at Public Street without stage in front of Zadar city hall, a tourism city at the South of Croatia on Friday (11/9). Zadar is an old city as well as tourism city which is located around 300 kilometers from the capital city of Zagreb. Although the embassy did not distribute invitation to attend the performance, the number of audiences who attended the performance reached hundreds of people. They were domestic and foreign tourists who were on vocation at Zadar coastal area. Indonesian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Croatia, Sjachroedin Zainal Pagaralam in Narodni TRG, Zadar, on Friday (11/9) explained that with the opened stage concept on tourist street, promotion of Indonesian cultures and arts will be much more striking. In the event, the Indonesian embassy in Croatia invited again Archipelagic Art and Cultural Committee, led by Hendardji Soepandji to promote Indonesian culture and arts.  

Indonesian government, especially Ministry of Social Affairs is interested in promoting various agendas of social welfare development in ASEAN region. Through ASEAN young ambassadors, the program will be more effective to be received by ASEAN people. Through ASEAN young ambassadors, the Ministry cooperated with Ministry of Foreign Affairs  to educate and to explain to ASEAN people how the challenges and opportunities are in people’s social welfare development. This was stated by Secretary General of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Hartono Laras in his speech in the event "Mainstreaming of ASEAN Cooperation Concept: Car Free Day – ASEAN Young Ambassadors 2019" at Car Free Day area, in Jakarta on Sunday (13/10). In the collaboration of the two ministries, the 20 youths also campaigned duty and function of the Social Ministry in this regard ASEAN Enabling Master-plan 2025: Mainstreaming the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Regional Plan of Action on the Elimination of Violence against Children on the Car Free Day. 

It is still about a  week ahead before the inauguration of the Indonesian President and Vice-President which is scheduled to take place on October 20, 2019. But the signal that non-coalition  parties will join the Jokowi-Ma'ruf Amin coalition, is increasingly clear. President Joko Widodo has invited two chairmen of these  non-coalition parties to discuss their possibility to joing the government.

Last Thursday (October 10), President Joko Widodo met Democratic Party Chairperson, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the State Palace in Jakarta. On Friday (October 11), it was the turn of the General Chairperson of the Gerindra Party, Prabowo Subianto who was invited by President Joko Widodo to the State Palace. The President admitted that in the two meetings, he discussed the possibility of the Democratic Party and Gerindra to enter into his second period of his administration. The meeting certainly became a new chapter of President Joko Widodo's relationship with Prabowo and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who were in a different camp during the 2019 elections.

It is not wrong if President Joko Widodo calls for Gerindra and Democrat parties to join the coalition government later. Gerindra and Democrats are the two major parties outside the coalition of Joko Widodo-Ma'ruf.

Although Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono did not provide information for the outcome of the meeting, in his contemplative speech some time ago, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono recommended Democratic cadres and the public to support the Jokowi-Ma'ruf Amin government. In fact, Democratic Party Secretary General, Hinca Pandjaitan told reporters on Friday (11/10)  that  his party is ready to join the cabinet if requested.

Meanwhile before President Joko Widodo, Prabowo said that he is ready to join the government coalition if needed. If in the end his cadres do not engage in  the government, Prabowo promised that Gerindra would still help the government but in a different way.

The possibility of Gerindra and Democratic parties to join the government is believed to change the map of the coalition in the next five years. It is certain that there will be seats in the Jokowi-Ma'ruf cabinet for the cadres of the two parties. That means that the Democratic Party and Gerindra, which originally would become the opposition parties  and are expected to be a counterweight to the Jokowi-Ma'ruf government, will support the government.

In a democratic system, the opposition is very important. Its existence is needed to control the government. So, the possibility of  tyranny  can be minimized. However so far, the political system in Indonesia does not recognize the opposition party. Even in deciding various problems, both in the DPR, the MPR and other forums, Indonesians tend to seek deliberations to reach consensus rather than voting which is considered a last resort. Whereas in a democracy, voting is very normal and natural.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long agreed to increase cooperation in a number of fields such as security, economy and education. President Joko Widodo at the Singapore Palace on Tuesday said that Indonesia welcomed the negotiating framework for the 'flight information region' (FIR or airspace control) that has been agreed by the two countries. Indonesia respects Singapore's position to oversee its airspace, so the Indonesian technical team has begun negotiations with the country. President Joko Widodo and PM Lee Hsien Loong met at the Leader's Retreat which takes place every year since 2017. In the meeting the two heads of government and a number of ministers discussed technical issues in various fields.

Indonesia and Singapore will also increase financial cooperation between the central banks of the two countries, in the management of foreign exchange liquidity (bilateral liquidity management arrangements).

President Joko Widodo also welcomed the increasing number of companies participating in the development of Kendal industrial area and Nongsa Digital Park in Batam. The two countries agreed to encourage bilateral cooperation in the fields of investment and trade. In the field of infrastructure, Indonesia offers cooperation in infrastructure funding including the Makassar-Parepare train route and Labuan Bajo airport. In the field of education, the two countries are promoting vocational education cooperation including the operation of the Kendal polytechnic and the RISING (Republic of Indonesia and Singapore) Fellowship.

Indonesia and Singapore also agreed to encourage the digital economy in the fields of financial technology, e-commerce, data services, the development of 'techno park' and 'regional innovation hub'.

Meanwhile Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long said the Indonesia-Singapore economic ties had strengthened with Singapore becoming the largest foreign investor in Indonesia since 2014. It can be seen on Kendal industrial area has been valued at 800 million US$ with 60 companies and is estimated to create 7 million jobs. Singapore would also enhance long-term cooperation in the Batam-Bintan-Karimun area in order to support passengers from Changi Airport.

President Joko Widodo and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long at the meeting also witnessed the signing of an electronic data exchange facilitation, trade agreement as well as a memorandum of understanding regarding archival cooperation. The archival agreement allows the two institutions to share archival knowledge about history and culture.

The Indonesian junior badminton team won the "BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships" and won the Suhandinata Cup for the first time after defeating China in the final with a score of 3-1. The women's doubles number led by Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma / Putri Syaikah was the decisive victory of Indonesia in the fourth party after defeating Li Yi Jing / Tan Ning 16-21, 25-23, 21-13 for one hour 28 minutes, according to bwfbadminton.com data, Saturday (5/10).In this match, Indonesia was ahead of China by scoring 2-0 through a mixed double sector, Daniel Marthin / Indah Cahya Sari Jamil who defeated Feng Yan Zhe / Lin Fang Ling (21-18, 18-21, 21-11) and through the women's singles, Putri Kusuma Wardani who won over Zhou Meng 21-18, 20-22, 21-14. But Indonesia's was delayed in the third party when Bobby Setiabudi who competed in the men's singles number had to be defeated Liu Liang 17-21, 21-17, 20-22.

Indonesian Badminton pair: Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti and Ribka Subagyo came out as champion for the doubles of the Yuzu Indonesia Masters 2019, after defeating fellow Indonesian players: Della Destiara Haris and Rizki Amelia Pradipta.Playing in the All Indonesian Final in the Ken Arok Sports Hall (GOR) Malang, East Java, Sunday (6/10), Siti and Rebekah played off to face their seniors. As a result, they were both able to win the tournament with two direct games, 23-21, and 21-15. Meanwhile, the Indonesian mixed doubles pair: Adnan Maulana / Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso failed to win the Indonesia Masters 2019 title. Certainty was obtained after the final round, Adnan / Mychelle lost to Guo Xin Wa / Zhang Shu Xian in a rubber game battle with a score of 21-18, 16-21 and 28-26. A fierce battle indeed took place in the deciding set, where Adnan and Mychelle almost won the title after getting four match point opportunities, 20-19, 22-21, 25-24, and 26-25. However, luck seemed to favor the Chinese couple. When Adnan / Mychelle won 26-25, Guo and Zhang actually got three points in a row and reversed the situation to close the match with a score of 26-28 to excel Guo and Zhang.

The Indonesian Junior League (IJL) Squad Elite who competed in the Malaysia Borneo Football Cup 2019 U-14 tournament defeated Makati Football Club team in the final with a narrow score: 1-0 in the final match which took place at Likas Stadium, Sabah, Kinabalu City, Malaysia on Saturday (October 5).Previously in the semifinal match, IJL Elite defeated the Indonesia Muda team, Semarang, and the Makati Football Club beat the TABS Malaysia team. The single goal of IJL Elite's victory against Makati FC was netted by Bagas Prayoga in extra time through the golden goal system. Previously, both teams played out without any goal in the first round. The winning goal was created in the first minute of added time by Bagas Prayoga who took advantage of the hard throwing ball of his co-player, Syaubyhaky, while ending the match. Other Indonesian soccer teams also made achievements in the Malaysia Borneo Football Cup 2019 tournament. The Indonesia Young Semarang Team won second place in the lower age group 15 years (U15). First place was won by the Makati FC team through penalty.

Raja Sapta Oktohari was unanimously elected as Chief of the Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) for the 2019-2023 period at the KOI Congress at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Kuningan, Jakarta, Wednesday (9/10/2019). He is not a new figure in Indonesian sports. The man born in Jakarta, October 15, 1975 was a professional boxing promoter through the Crown Promotion. In addition, the man who is now 43 years old is the Chairperson of the Indonesian Bicycle Sport Association (PB ISSI) Executive Board for the 2015-2019 period and was elected for the second time for the 2019-2024 period. However, he has already submitted his resignation from his position as Head of PB ISSI which is a condition for the nomination of the KOI general chairman. In addition, Raja Sapta who is familiarly called ‘Okto’ was also the Chairperson of the 2018 Asian Para Games (INAPGOC) Organizing Committee and the Indonesian contingent's Chief de Mission (CdM) for the 2016 Rio Olympics.According to Raja Sapta Oktohari, the main point is the 2019 SEA Games, because time is passing so fast, let alone undergoing a process of government transition on which the incumbent President is about to be inaugurated on October 20, 2019. Afterwards,  it will be known who the next Minister of Youth and Sports is. Because this is about the budget that will be used for the SEA Games later.