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Cracker or Krupuk is a kind of snack which is generally made from tapioca flour dough mixed with flavorings, such as shrimp or fish. The crackers are made by steaming dough until cooked, then thinned slice, dried in the sun rise and fried with cooking oil. The texture is crispy and usually used as a complement of various foods in Indonesia. Not only fried, it can also processed into a delicious meal called Capjae Kerupuk.Capjae Krupuk is a typical food of Magelang people, Central Java. The main ingredient of capjae krupuk is made from wheat flour. To make Capjae Krupuk, it is usually used onion crackers, shrimp crackers, and others. To make the food is not complicated. The raw crackers is firstly soaked in boiled water overnight. Then, the crackers were washed and then drained. Some spices such as garlic, hazelnut, pepper, and chili are smoothed first. Then the spices mixture is sauted with soy sauce, cabbage and onions, including raw crackers. Currently, people  making the capjae krupuk by adding more other ingredients, such as chicken meat, meatballs, sausages and carrot.Capjae is very delicious taste. The culinary is better to eat in warm, which can be eaten in a single menu or for side dishes. Usually, the Magelang people enjoy Capjae kerupuk with warm rice porridge. For those who are interested to enjoy Capjae Krupuk, you can visit Magelang, especially Kradenan Hamlet, Ambartawang Village. You can find many sellers of Capjae Kerupuk. It is very affordable price, ranging from Rp 1,000 to Rp 2,000 per portion.

Regent of North Aceh, Muhammad Thaib suspended the granting of concessions for palm oil plantation in the region, for an unspecified time. The suspension of palm oil expansion permit in North Aceh is caused by several reasons. Take for example, the palm oil is a type of water absorbent tree, which is considered to hamper  the production of other crops. One palm tree spends about 15 liters of water every day. Regent Muhammad Thaib in Lhoksukon on last Tuesday (20/2) said that another reason is the lack of palm oil factory in North Aceh, which accommodates the palm oil, so that the farmers have to sell their commodity to other regions. Currently, the area of palm oil plantation in North Aceh is more than 25 thousand hectares. As replacing palm oil, regent Mohammad Thaib invited the community to grow hybrid coconut, Betang Betara (another type of areca nut) and other productive plant species. He also invited the people of North Aceh to plant at least two hybrid coconut trees in each home yard, because it will be able to produce various benefits.

The government of Tapin Regency, South Kalimantan province is ready to develop Ratu Peranginan Lake tourism which is located at Lokpaikat Village. Head of Culture and Tourism Office of Tapin Regency, Hamdan Rosyadi in Rantau on last Wednesday (21/2) said that his Office has coordinated with one of the mining companies to revive the enchantment of lake. The company is willing to develop the Lake tourist area by using social funds that are directed to the tourism sector. Hamdan also stated that the people can manage the tourism development by establishing the village-owned enterprises. One of Lokpaikat residents, Suparman said that the lake area had become one of the leading tourisms in the region. Hamdan also said, the clear water of the lake at that time was used for health, drinking water and other needs, but since 2005 the lake area has started being contaminated.

President Joko Widodo visited the upstream of Citarum river, Tarumajaya Village, Kertasari sub-district, Bandung regency, West Java on last Thursday (22/2). He came to the location of tree planting on a plot 73 area, Mount Wayang and directly planted the ‘Manglid tree’. The President was accompanied by Minister of Environment of Forestry, Siti Nurbaya Bakar, Minister of Public Work and Public Housing, Basuki Hadi Mulyono, Governor of West Java, Ahmad Heriawan, Chief of West Java Regional Police Inspector General (Police),  Agung Budi Maryoto  and Regent of Bandung, Dadang M Nasir.  President Joko Widodo said that his visit to the Citarum River upstream is aimed to see the rehabilitation movement in the river watershed area, which has been started from February 1. Moreover, the President stated that to ensure the construction of rehabilitation program, he will see directly within three months or six months. Currently, PT Perkebunan Nasional -PT PN VIII (8) has provided an area covering 950 hectares to be planted. President Joko Widodo also said that the land can be planted with various species of productive plants such as coffee, rubber, and Manglid.

Indonesian Vice President, Jusuf Kalla says that Asian Games 2018 is to complete June 2018.

Indonesia Vice President, M.Jusuf Kalla confirms that all preparations for Asian Games 2018 will be completed on June, including the infrastructure, the event organizing, and the achievement. VP Jusuf Kalla after attending a coordinating meeting at the office of Indonesian Asian Games Organizing Committee in Jakarta on last Monday said that several venues in Palembang, South Sumatera have been ready to be used, adding that all preparations for Asian Games 2018 is getting more ready after the organizing of Asian Games test event on 8-15 February 2018. He hopes that the target set by Indonesian contingent to be on the top 10 Asia will be achieved. The coordinating meeting for preparation of Asian Games 2018 also discussed about traffic engineering that will be applied in August 2018 in order to make all athletes arrive on time from Wisma Athlete Kemayoran to Gelora Bung Karno main stadium within 34 minutes.

Indonesian Wushu Team Seized Three Gold Medals in Russia.

Indonesian Wushu Team succeeded to seize three gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze in Sanda number at Moscow Wushu Star championship in Moscow, Russia on 16-20 February 2018. Manager of Indonesian team, Novita in press conference of the grand committee of Indonesian Wushu in Jakarta on last Tuesday, as quoted by Antara, said that it was a positive result because all the opponents from China and India made this championship as Asian Games test event. Three gold medalists of Sanda number in Russia are Rosalina Simanjuntak at women 48 Kilograms, Selviah Pertiwi at women 52 kilograms, and Yusuf Widianto at men 56 Kilograms. Meanwhile, two silver medals were presented by Mey Yulianengsih at women 60 Kilograms and Yudi Chayadi at men 65 Kilograms. One bronze medal was seized by Haris Sofyan at men 60 Kilograms. Moscow Wushu Star was followed by several countries from Asia and Europe such as Armenia, Belarusia, Belgia, China, India, Indonesia, Italia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgistan, Lithuania, France, Russia, and Uzbekistan.

Indonesia Seizes Gold Medal at Paragliding World Championship.

Indonesia Paragliding Team seized one gold medal presented by Rika Wijayanti at Paragliding World Championship in Paragliding Accuracy World Cup (PGAWC) held in Tatlisu, Turkey on last Sunday (18-2). Wahyu Yudha -Chairman of Indonesian Paragliding Association concurrently Manager of Indonesian Paragliding team for Turkey in his written statement on last Monday said that the well-taken achievement was the result from National Training Center for Indonesian Paragliding team approaching Asian Games 2018. Paragliding Accuracy World Cup (PGAWC) is an  opening event as well as try-out competition for Indonesian Women Paragliding Team approaching Asian Games 2018. The Cup is the first series of Paragliding Accuracy World Cup (PGAWC) for 2018. In this series, there were 88 athletes from 23 countries. Indonesian only sent 8 women athletes because all men athletes were participating at Paragliding World Cup Cross Country in Bright, Victoria, Australia. PGAWC 2018 consists of 6 series in which the first series was held in Tatlisu, Turkey on 16-18 February 2018. The second series will be held in Kazakhstan on 4-6 May 2018, and the third one held in Malang, Indonesia on 13-15 July 2018, the fourth one held in Canada on 507 October 2018. The fifth held in Nepal on 2-4 November 2018. The last one will be held in Albania on 14-16 December 2018. Indonesian Paragliding team became champion for 5 times in 2010, 2014, 2017, and seized 7 of 8 gold medals of Asian Beach Games 2008, seized 10 of 12 gold medals at SEA Game 2011. Indonesia also seized gold medal at World Category I Cup or Highest category in 2015, held in Puncak, West Java, Indonesia.

Indonesia Targets One Title at All England 2018.

The central committee of All-Indonesian Badminton Association targets one title at All England that will be held in England in March 2018. Indonesia will send 24 athletes both men and women. All England which becomes grade 2 level 2 by BWF World Tour Super 1000 label will be held on 14-18 March in Birmingham. This is one of the focuses of the association on this year. Meanwhile, regarding to the games drawing held on last Tuesday, February 20, 2018, coach of men’s double, Herry Iman Pierngadi said that the drawing was not beneficial for Indonesia because all Indonesian athletes should play against each other. Meanwhile, Head of Sport Achievement Development of the Association, Susy Susanti as quoted by Detik, at national training camp, in Cipayung on last Wednesday said that although all Indonesians would play against each other in the first round, she took positive side and believes that there would be chance to seize at least one medal. Susi also stated that just like at Indonesia Master, Indonesia got chance at four numbers namely men’s double, mix double, women’s double, and men single.  At All England, the oldest international badminton tournament, Indonesia always has chance to seize one title in double number.

The song "BEBELIN" is one of the songs from North Kalimantan region that speaks Tidung. The song "BEBELIN" was once popularized by singer from Malaysia, Siti Aisyah. This song begins with the word ‘Inindang’ which means to sing. Like Malay songs in general, this song is also arranged like lyrics of repeated poems and it contains suggestions to follow the message or advice from the ancestors, such as maintaining friendship. "BEBELIN" is re-popularized by Fyka Julya who has a strong vocal character. This song is one of the regional songs in the album entitled ‘Tidung’ supported by Tana Tidung Regional Arts Council, North Kalimantan province. The song "GURINDAM DE BIBIL UMO” by Fyka Julya was launched on the 6th anniversary of Tana Tidung Regency, North Kalimantan Province  in 2013. The song is also included in the Tidung album. This song was sung very nicely by Fyka Julya. Tidung Tribe in North Kalimantan Province is a tribe of Sabah state children, Malay descents found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Not surprisingly, the culture, including songs and music of Tidung area is quite thick with the influence of Malay. Tidung tribe is Moslem with Malay law and customs such as Banjar, Kutai and Suku Pasir.