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A total of 22 events have been designed by the Department of Tourism, Youth and Sports (Disparpora) Bukittinggi in the 2018 tourism calendar with the target to attract tourist visits and increase the number of visits. Head of Tourism and Creative Economy at the Department of Tourism, Youth and Sports of Bukittinggi, Suzi Yanti,said on Saturday (7/4/2018) that the event included various fields such as culinary through Bukittinggi Culinary Festival and Junior Culinary Festival, while in cultural sector there were Ai Matsuri (Ai No Kagayaki), International Multiethnic Festival, Traditional and International Silat Festival. Then, in sports there were Horse Racing Tour Derby and Tennis Executive International, in education there were Bukittinggi Library Fiesta, National Archives Exhibition, and other activities. She explained these 22 events also involved the other Organization of Regional Government (OPD), tourism actors from Bukittinggi City, West Sumatera Province to Minangkabau Travel Mart by the Association of Indonesian Professionals Tourism (ASPPI). She added besides the tourism calendar,there was also an international annual event on cycling “Tour de Singkarak” which has been included in the national tourism event calendar.

Commander of Military Distric Command (Kodim) 1708 Biak Numfor Infantry Lieutenant Colonel, Dominggus.C.A.Soumokil in Biak on Saturday (7/4/2018) said The Military Program to Build Village (TMMD) is a positive program that can build the character and community independence.Soumokil said the non-physical programs they organized during TMMD were mass treatment, Family Planning (KB) counseling, agriculture, economics, fisheries and other fields so it can change lifestyle of society. He added the construction of 25 units of houses in Wandos Village Bondifuar District, will be equipped with clean water facilities designed specifically to provide comfort for the owner. He added it could be performed based on the synergy between the military and Biak Numfor regency.He stressed that it shows that the devotion to the Nation and the State is very real.

Vice Governor of Special Capital Territory (DKI) Jakarta, Sandiaga Uno said on Saturday (7/4/2018) that the provincial government of Jakarta increased the supervision on entertainment venues in North and West Jakarta. According to National Narcotics Agency (BNN), many entertainment places are used by drug traffickers. He said the state should not give up figting against the war of drug abuse, which brings about disaster to the generation. He also emphasized that the provincial government supports the efforts of BNN to investigate entertainment venues which have been suspected to be the location of transactions and drug trafficking. Meanwhile, Deputy for the Narcotics Eradication of BNN Inspector General of Police, Arman Depari previously said that his agency suspected that many entertainment venues in North Jakarta and West Jakarta have become places for drug transaction. He emphasized that National Narcotics Agency will investigate the controllers, regulators, and people who involved in drug trafficking in Jakarta's entertainment venues.

Central Aceh District Government is exploring the marketing of Gayo coffee Arabica to South Africa by cooperating with businesspeople from the country in order to arrange the initial step to promote the commodity. South African businessman, Paul Du Plessis told reporters in Takengon on Saturday (7/4/2018) that he would help promoting Gayo coffee to his country through a documentary video.He said he would prepare the documentary video footage of Gayo coffee to introduce this excellent commodity to the consumers in his country. Paul Du Plessis and Regent of Central Aceh, Shabela Abubakar visited a number coffee farms in the area. They also reviewed a number of coffee processing plants to record the process, including how the coffee beans go through a number of important stages to produce the highest level of coffee quality, before being ready to market. Regent Shabela Abubakar appreciated Plessis’ early steps to introduce Gayo coffee to South Africa. Regent Shabela hopes that with this step, people in his country will have good knowledge on coffee, especially Gayo coffee.

During the official visit of Ottawa Ambassador to Prince Edward Island, Canada in late March 2018, a unique and unexpected fact was revealed.Prince Edward Island, abbreviated PEI, is a province and island on the east coast of Canada, more than 15,000 km away from Indonesia.But, who would have thought in that place there are nuances and taste of Indonesia. It is Dunes, an art gallery as well as a café featuring a variety of Indonesian handicrafts in the form of Balinese carvings, sculptures, batik, and paintings and presents several menus inspired by Balinese cuisine.The information was addressed by Premier PEI Wade MacLauchlan and Governor Lieutenant PEI Antoinette Perry to the Indonesian Ambassador to Canada Teuku Faizasyah during his official visit to the island province.The Ambassador emphasized the importance of people-to-people contact in improving Indonesia's relationship with PEI, as indicated by the gallery.

Morocco teenagers who participated in the practice of the Art of Culture of Indonesia (SSBI) in the Indonesian Embassy in Rabat, took part in the Sekar Rinonce Dance performance together with Indonesian children during the 25th International Children's Music and Song Festival held by the El-Adwatain Foundation, in Salle Bahnini, Rabat on Saturday (7/4/2018).Information, Social and Cultural Affairs of the Embassy (Pensosbud KBRI) in Rabat, Hanung Nugraha, told ANTARA News today that the International Children’s Music and Song Festival hold regularly every year before spring. The event is supported by Morocco's Ministry of Youth and Sport, the Moroccan Ministry of Culture and some of the country's major private companies, such as Office Chrifien des Phosphates (OCP) which does business of fertilizer material, and BMCE Bank. It is said that SSBI Embassy of Rabat performance is very special because it displayed magical power from the sound of gamelan with Indonesian lyrics songs, Garuda Pancasila.Moroccans in Salle Bahnini gave a cheerful applause.The shouts of "Bravo ... Bravo ..." echoed in Salle Bahnini's theater room after the dance was over.SSBI Embassy of Rabat performance this time is more special when Moroccan teenager took part in Sekar Rinonce Dance. Moroccan citizens' enthusiasmto learn Indonesian cultural arts could be seen from their cheerfulness and flexibility to danceSekar Rinonce under SSBI trainers, Bambang Priambodo,who is also the head of Greget Semarang Studio.First Secretary of Indonesian Embassy, Hanung Nugraha, also received an award from the organizers, who expressed appreciation as well as inviting the public who are interested in the Indonesian culture to practice in SSBI Embassy of Rabat.According to Hanung Nugraha, the Indonesian cultural arts performance at the International Children's Music and Dance Festival in 2018 is an Embassy of Rabat’s effort to promote the Indonesian arts and cultures, and strengthen bilateral social-cultural cooperation. SSBI Embassy in Rabat is part od efforts to maintain the continuity of promotion of the Indonesian culture through institutions that can provide regular courses to the people of Morocco.

Minister of Youth and Sport, Imam Nahrawi said at Presidential Office in Jakarta on Monday that President, Joko Widodo hopes that Indonesian men’s double pair, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamulyo could win gold medal in Asian Games 2018. In a meeting, the President also asked them to anticipate rival countries, especially in Asia to be their opponents in the 2018 Asian Games. Moreover, they are expected to win gold medal in Asian Games. Regarding to the competition situation  with the badminton players of Asia nations such as China, Japan, South Korea as well as Thailand, Kevin- Marcus said that all of them are quite competitive; the important thing is that  Kevin and Marcus  are ready. Kevin added that this week, he and Marcus prepared themselves for Thomas Cup. Besides getting the message and spirit from the President, in the meeting at the State Palace, Minister Imam Nahrawi accompanied the All England 2018 champions -Marcus and Kevin when met President Joko Widodo.

Jet ski of Indonesian national team, which is currently in United States for training camp ahead of the 2018 Asian Games, will participate in the international competition in the United States of America.Secretary General of Indonesia Jetsport Boating Association (IJBA), Rinaldy Duyo, when contacted from Jakarta on Wednesday, said that besides training in America, the team will participate in eight to ten international-level tournaments until July.Rinaldy added that sending the jet ski of national team to the United States is to practice, not burdened with a target for achievement in every tournament. The main purpose is to improve the ability and finalize preparations to compete in the upcoming 2018 Asian Games.Since early March 2018, the team has been in United States. Jet ski is one of the sports events to rely on winning gold medal at the biggest four-year championship in Asia, considering Indonesia has potential athletes with world-class achievement.

Indonesian women's tennis team of U14 finally won the last game in the qualifying group phase of the World Junior Tennis Championship (WJTC) Asia/Oceania G14 in Thailand on Wednesday.Based on the tournamentsoftware page monitored in Jakarta, Indonesian team in women’s WJTC qualifying match Asia/Oceania which was held at the AG98 tennis stadium, Muangthong Thani, Nonthaburi, Thailand on Wednesday finally got the first winning in Group D.The victory gained by Indonesia was right when the final bout in this group phase was scored by Indonesian team against Uzbekistan with a score 2-1. Indonesia could first score points through the first single -Komang Gina Kusuma Dewi who toppled Omina Valikhanova 6-4 and 7-6 (3). However, Indonesian team had to lose points after second single -Samantha Edison was conquered by Farida Marimova 2-6 and 3-6. The Indonesian victory was finally obtained in the last party of Komang Gina Kusuma Dewi / Diah Ayu Novita couple Yosri Saputri who were able to defeat Farida Marimova / Maftunabonu Kakhramonova with the score 6-2 and 6-3.With this result, Indonesia plays in the playoff pool 9-16 (groups ranked 3 and 4 in the group phase) and will counter Lebanon as the first opponent in the round that will play this knockout system. Head of Public Relations of PP Pelti, Wynne Prakusya said that playoff opponent from Lebanon has a big chance to win. For the target, he wants Indonesia to sit at ninth rank in the WJTC G14.To achieve the ninth rank, Indonesia must continue to win until the end of the playoffs or three games. While those who are at the end of the qualifying round are ranked 15-16; they must undergo pre-qualification first to enter the WJTC.

The match between Indonesian national team against Malaysia in the 2018 Anniversary Cup tournament at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (GBK) Senayan in Jakarta on March 27^th, is considered to be an evaluation event by Coach Luis Milla. This was stated by Minister of Youth and Sports, Imam Nahrawi in Jakarta on Tuesday.He said that the evaluation is that to what extent the ability of the national team is before undergoing an official match at the 2018 Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang next August. Moreover, the preparation made by the Spanish coach was long enough.Anniversary Cup 2018 is a tournament formed by All-Indonesian Football Association -PSSI to celebrate the birthday of the 88th PSSI. The match itself is held in two places namely GBK Main Stadium and Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong, West Java.Meanwhile, the establishment of U-23 national team continues to be done by coach Luis Milla. He has already prepared the exercise program in accordance with the stages and the implementation is done every month. In addition, the national team has also undergone test matches. One of them is to face Singapore. Despite playing overseas, Awan Seto and his friends were able to win 3-0 over the home team.

We will present the song from West Java Province. Sundanese songs which are often sung with the accompaniment of music Degong or Jaipongan have been sung in other languages, such as Malay and Javanese. The lyrics of the song are about a woman who feels embarrassed when approached by a man. Although the meaning seems simple, the song "ES LILIN" as a whole contains a typical Sundanese poem.The song "BUBUY BULAN" is often presented in various events of West Java rituals, such as weddings, circumcision, and thanksgiving. Similar to "ES LILIN", the song "BUBUY BULAN" is presented in the form of poem. The song "BUBUY BULAN" tells about the deep sense of longing because it is far from the lover. The feeling of longing is more painful when you see someone whose eyes remind the heart to the lover.The song "EUIS" focuses on "Euis", a name or a call from the word "geulis" which in Sundanese means "pretty". In the lyrics of the song "EUIS", there is a man who was teasing and admiring the girl who was called as "EUIS". However, at the end of EUIS's song, it is mentioned that the EUIS mentions, there is someone who begs for love but the way is inappropriate. The song "EUIS" is usually performed duet by a man and a woman.Meanwhile, the song "MOJANG PRIANGAN" describes a "MOJANG PRIANGAN" which means "girl of Priangan" or "West Java girl" who is dressed up simply, but she is so beautiful and sweet. In the West Java community, the term "Mojang Priangan" has developed into a standard of female beauty of Priangan.