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The Indonesian rowing team managed to become the overall champion in the 2019 China-ASEAN international dragon boat championship which ended in Nanning, Guangxi Province, China last weekend.As quoted by Antara on weekend, Indonesian team official, Ripka Widjaja said that in the 200- meter match, 22 Indonesian crews finished in first place, beating other participants from China and ASEAN countries. 64 teams participated in the race in the 200-meter distance participated in by both the 12 clubs and 22 crew, including China, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia and Indonesia.

Indonesian men's singles Jonatan Christie won the Australian Open badminton tournament on Sunday (9/6) after defeating his country counterpart, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the All Indonesia final. As reported by the official BWF website on Sunday, Jojo who is the third seed in the tournament took 1 hour 7 minutes to conquer Ginting, as the second seed, in three games 21-17 13-21 21-14. The result became Jojo's third victory against his compatriots in five meetings. The victory is the Jojo's title for the second time this year after previously winning the New Zealand Open in May.Meanwhile, other Indonesian representatives in the final, mixed doubles, Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktaviati had to recognize the mixed doubles of China's first seed Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping in two games 15-21 8-21 within 35 minutes.

Indonesian athlete Eki Febri Ekawati won a bronze medal at the second Asian Athletics Grand Prix series in Chongqing, China on Friday night local time.Quoted from Instagram, the Indonesian Central Athletics Association (PASI) on Saturday (8/9), Eki Febri finished third with a throw of 15.25 meters. The first and second positions were won by Chin host athletes, respectively Ka Bian with 17.01 meters, and Song Jiayuan 16.73 meters.Earlier in the first series on Tuesday (4/6), the 4x100m relay team managed to contribute a bronze medal with a record time of 39.61 seconds.

The 23rd Indonesian President's Cup International Championship committee stated that currently, there are 300 boxers from 27 countries that will compete in Labuan Bajo on July 22-29 2019. Chairman of the Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) Brigadier General Pol. Johni Asadoma, who is also the Deputy Chief of Regional Police of NTT, told Antara in Kupang on Tuesday (11/6) that currently, the number of boxers has increased to 300 participants. A number of countries that sent participants are Afghanistan, the United States, Australia, China, Taipei China, Gambia, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan and Thailand.Johni Asadoma hopes that with the increasing number of participants, the international boxing championship is in accordance with the PB Pertina Work Program of 2019 and the World Boxing Association (AIBA) Championship or World Boxing Calendar. In addition, the Committee already has 22 Referees / International Judges, and 8 international officers.He added that the categories and classes to be contested in the international boxing championship are 7 classes in the category of men and women.

Being directly adjacent to the west with the Indian Ocean makes Bengkulu awarded a beautiful row of beaches. Take for example; one of them is Batu Kumbang Beach which is located in Pulau Baru Village, Ipuh District, Mukomuko Regency, Bengkulu Province. The distance is 189 kilometers from Bengkulu City. You can use land transportation to this beach. Arriving at Batu Kumbang, you will be greeted by a calm atmosphere with beautiful natural scenery and fine white sand.Arriving at Batu Kumbang, you can walk along the coastline for 2 kilometers. Interestingly, along the coastline, you will find hundreds of towering sea pine trees. Occasionally at the end of the beach, you will see a small boat anchoring. At that location, it is indeed a dock for local village fishermen to anchor. You can also feel the freshness of the Batu Kumbang Beach by swimming on this beach. Besides its beautiful nature, Batu Kumbang Beach is also the location of landing four types of turtles or 'Katung' in Bengkulu language. They are green turtles (Chelonia mydas), leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), Lekang turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea), and hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata). The four types of turtles routinely make a nest to lay their eggs. Not far from the beach, about 75 meters away, you can see a permanent building called ‘Sea Turtle House’. The building is used as a place for captive hatchlings or baby turtles. If you are lucky, you can also release turtles.

Indonesia and Ethiopia have huge potential in increasing relations and cooperation in the field of businesses based start-ups, especially those done by young entrepreneurs in both countries. As in Indonesia, nowadays the start-up business run by young people in Ethiopia is also growing rapidly. The Indonesian young entrepreneurs will cooperate with young Ethiopian entrepreneurs. It was addressed in the 1st Indonesia-Ethiopia Young Entrepreneurs Forum held by Indonesian Embassy in Addis Ababa on Tuesday (11/6). The forum with the theme ‘The Growing Trend of Start-up Businesses’ was attended by around 140 Ethiopian young entrepreneurs and speakers from Indonesia.  Indonesian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Djibouti and the African Union, Al Busyra Basnur, when officially opened the forum said that the forum aimed at encouraging economic and trade cooperation between Indonesia and Ethiopia, especially among young entrepreneurs who develop business start-ups.

The acceptance of new university students of State University in 2019, Malikussaleh University, Aceh opens not only domestic student admissions, but also international classes that can be attended by foreign students. The joint registration entrance to State Universities starts simultaneously at 10 to 24 June. Malikussaleh University has received 3,798 students for 31 study programs. Rector of Malikussaleh University, Herman Fithra said on Thursday (6/13) that from the total student admissions, there are 1,323 students for science and technology fields divided into 18 study programs. While in the social and humanities fields, Malikussaleh University receives 1,475 new students for 13 study programs.

The Indonesian and Polish Parliaments are committed to improving cooperation between the two countries through the Polish-Indonesian Bilateral Cooperation Group. It was stated by Chairman of the Bilateral Cooperation Group, Danuta Pietraszewska in a press release of the Indonesian Embassy in Poland received in Jakarta on Thursday (13/6). The commitment of increasing cooperation was conveyed by Pietraszewska when meeting Indonesian Ambassador to Poland, Siti Nugraha Mauludiah along with seven of the 16 members of the Polish parliament who were members of the Poland-Indonesia Bilateral Cooperation Group in Warsaw on Wednesday (12/6). The Indonesian Ambassador appreciated the increasing cooperation between the Polish and Indonesian parliaments over the last several years, one of which was through the exchange of parliamentary visits.

One week ago (June 7, 2019), British Prime Minister, Theresa May announced her resignation from the position of Chairwoman of the Conservative Party. That means that the position of the Prime Minister of England is automatically vacant, because the leader of the majority party or coalition of parties winning the general election occupies the position of the prime minister. Theresa May still sits as Prime Minister until the election of a Conservative Party Chairperson. May resigned because several times her efforts convinced the parliament that the UK left the European Union with an agreement not to reach the expected support.May's resignation opens opportunities for several party chairmen candidates such as Boris Johnson, and Jeremy Hunt who is currently serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs or Michael Gove who is serving as minister of the Environment. Boris Johnson is a supporter of Hard Brexit, which is to leave the European Union without a deal. Others may compromise with Brexit. This is a challenge if Boris Johnson wins. On October 31, this means that the British will leave. Whereas if the conservative leader is more inclined to agreement, the United Kingdom must renegotiate with the European Union. But that does not mean the problem has been resolved, because the European Union also seems not to open new opportunity to the agreement. Why? Because at least, Theresa May has tried to build an agreement with the EU, but instead of having no support from the British parliament. In the parliament, there are three camps. Some Conservative members support Hard Brexit. Labor supports Brexit with an agreement. There are some Conservative members supporting Brexit with an agreement. This is what caused May not to get the majority support.Now, the problem is entirely dependent on the British parliament. They will actually determine who the next British Prime Minister is. The chosen Prime Minister means Brexit with or without agreement.