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Tanjung Pinang city continuously improves the existing facilities and infrastructures to attract domestic and foreign tourists. It is aimed to increase people’s economy as to realizing the goals of Tanjung Pinang city through tourism sector. It was stated by Tanjung Pinang Regional Secretary Riono on the sideline of the International Dragon Boat Race 2018 in Carang River, Tanjung Pinang recently. Riau island is the third entry point of tourism in Indonesia.

“We made many efforts to increase economy such as through tourism sector. Especially Riau Island is the third tourism entry point so that we have many events to do such as dragon boat and other activities including religious tourism. We also focuses on Tanjung Pinang to be religious tourism destination. So hopefully with this dragon boat event we will be able to increase our economy. We have many events in October since this month is the anniversary of Tanjung Pinang. On October 27th we will have cultural parade," said Riono.

Riono added that the central government is fully supported the activities in Tanjung Pinang. Tanjung Pinang city government is currently developing several kinds of typical culinary of Tanjung Pinang to make the region becomes a cullinary destination city in Indonesia. (VOI/NK/DP)