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Bank Indonesia opens an opportunity for Indonesia syariah economy development through cooperation with Small and Medium enterprise that based on syariah in several region in Indonesia that unite in Indonesia creative industry or IKRA. Director of Islamic Economy and Finance of Bank Indonesia, M. Anwar Bashori in a press conference in Jakarta Convention Center recently said that the central bank has been a long time fostering small and medium enterprise so they can compete globally.

“Bank Indonesia already has several small and medium enterprise, we provide them guides and direction. Why BI does that because, for example the paddy rice can have better result if it were not interrupted by the inflation. We have Indonesia Creative Work that becomes one of Bank Indonesia job, we only guide them to compete in global market. Because to be a link in a global market we have to give them direction and the rest is their personal ability like Vivi and others do to increase their capacities,” said Anwar Bashori.

To make it come true, Bank Indonesia cooperates with ViviZubedi an Indonesian designer who has gone international. Vivi establishes ViviZubedi foundation that becomes Indonesia Creative Industry or IKRA’s vessel in food and fashion sector that aiming to make the entrepreneurs to go international. (VOI/NK/AHM)

THE SECOND RHINO X-TRIATHLON 2018 BACK IN TANJUNG LESUNG

National athlete Muhammada Taufik and Akhmad Jukardi along with Indonesian Supermodel Kelly Tandiono joint other participants to start swimming at the Bull, Rhino and Eagle category at Rhino Cross Triathlon 2018, this is the first cross country triathlon open championship in Indonesia. Managing Director of Tanjung Lesung Resort, Rully Lasahido accompanied by the Head of Banten Province Tourism, Eneng Nurcahyati open the race with the flag off on the shore of Tanjung Lesung. Race Director Taufik Hidayat told Voice of Indonesia that the route he design could give a great challange to the participants.

“The route is not lighter but had more variation, eventhough we already reduce several spots that was considered too extreme at the first Rhino Cross Tiathlon but in terms of technicality it remains the same. There are participants from seven countries join the race such as Spain, France, Netherland, Japan, New Zealand, USA and Australia” Taufik said. 

Rhino Cross Triathlon 2018 was followed by more than 200 participants in which 114 in Mountain Bike XC are from Indonesia and 89 participants from 7 countries at Rhino X-Tri. The Rhino Xross Triathlon held three categories First Eagle that compete 1500 meters swiming, 30 kilometers cycling and 15 kilometers run. Meanwhile at the Rhino category conclude 1000 meters swiming, 20 kilometer cycling and 10 kilometers run. At the Bull Category race 500 meters swimming, 10 kilometers cycling and 5 kilometers run. This event also present Rhino Mountain Bike XCM with different categories such asMen Elite, Women Open, Men Open dan Men Master//NK

Zaenal Fanani Win the Rhino Mountain Bike Cross Country Marathon 2018 at Tanjung Lesung

Thrill Factory Team – Bolo 1000’s athlete Zaenal Fanani has managed to gain the first position at the Rhino Mountain Bike Cross Country Marathon Open Championship with the total time of one hour, fifty five minutes and twenty three seconds (1:55:23) followed by Rafika M. Farishi from Pacific bike with the time one hour, fifty seven minutes and twenty three seconds (1:57:23) and Deni Ari yulianto from ISSI Club Cilegon – MJ Bike Cilegon Banten gain the third position with the total time two hours, seven minutes and twelve seconds (2:7:12). Although, Fanani have made a wrong route, he finally able to fight back and finish at the first position. When met after the race on Saturday (29/9), Fanani explained what happened when he made the wrong route and the preparation for the next championship of Asia Series in Cikole, West Java.

“I left the second position for about four minutes and I stopped at kilometer16. I asked the committee, I just found out that I was wrong, the distance was 38 kilometers to the finish line,then I went back to get my first position. Well, Cikole championship is XCO, it is four kilo sprint that must be reached in one and half hour”

Zainal said.

Meanwhile at the women class open, a rider from Batik Air Racing Team Club Noviana, got the first position with the time two hours, fourty two minutes and fifty two seconds (2:42:52). The Second and third position reached by Roidah and Siti Supi Chalifah from Pengcab ISSI Bogor. The Rhino Mountain Bike Cross Country Marathon (MTB XCM) that was held on September 29^th 2018 in Tanjung Lesung included in series of events of Tanjung Lesung Festival initiated by Banten provincial government to introduce several tourism objects in the region//NK

Today in History over RRI World Service -Voice of Indonesia.

We start from an event  on 15 September 1916, for the first time, England used tanks at battle of Somme in France at the First World War.

During the battle in  Somme, British troops attacked sporadically Germany. They introduced their tanks firstly in the history. In Flers-Courcelette,around   40 primitive tanks passed 1,5 kilometers in enemy area. Unfortunately, they were too slow in maintaining attacking position and susceptible to engine damage. Therefore, General Douglas Haig,War Commander of allied troops in Somme looked at big potential for future war so that he ordered it to War Department to produce hundreds of tanks.

We move on to an event of  Google.com registered as domain name

Google was established by 2 friends: Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They established  Google while they were still at Stanford University. Address of Google.com has been registered since  15th September 1997. According to Wikipedia, Google officially  became a company on 4th September 1998.Besides the two people, another name that brought Google to be a big technology company  is Eric Schmidt. He is well-known as professional businessman. While it has been 6 years as private company, Google chose to be public enterprise by selling its share to public on 19th August 2004 at stock exchange in New York, USA.

We end Today in History with information about International Democracy Day. It was determined by the United Nations at a meeting in Cairo, Egypt. The meeting of Inter-Parliamentary Council conducted  universal declaration about democracy on

15 September 1997. Finally, the UN held  46^th General Assembly plenary meeting on

8 November 1997 that resulted in resolution of  A/RES/62/7 which stated 15 September as International Democracy Day.

That’s Today in History from RRI World Service Voice of Indonesia in Jakarta.