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President Joko Widodo acted as an inspector in the ceremony to commemorate National Heroes Day at the Kalibata National Heroes Memorial Park in South Jakarta on Sunday to honor Indonesia's fallen heroes.

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, along with several members of the Indonesian Onward Cabinet and top government officials, joined the president at the commemorative event.

President Jokowi laid a wreath of flowers at the memorial park's monument, and prayed for the fallen heroes.

Religious Affairs Minister Fahcrul Razi recited prayers at the end of the event.

The National Heroes Day, which is commemorated to honor all Indonesian fighters killed and injured in the heroic Battle of Surabaya, East Java, on November 10, 1945, is also celebrated across the archipelago.

As part of the government's annual programs for commemorating the National Heroes Day, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) granted the national hero titles to six figures.

The six figures are Ruhana Kudus from West Sumatra, Sultan Himayatuddin Oputa Yii Ko from Southeast Sulawesi, Prof. M. Sardjito from Yogyakarta, Abdoel Kahar Moezakir from Yogyakarta, Alexander Andries (AA) Maramis from North Sulawesi, and KH Masykur from East Java.

"President of the Republic of Indonesia bestowed the national hero title as the highest mark of appreciation and honor for their extraordinary merits," Secretary of the Military Maj. Gen. TNI Suharyanto stated while reading out the presidential decree on granting of the national hero title on Nov 8.

Jokowi presented the honorary title to the heirs of the national heroes.

Kuddus was a female journalist from West Sumatra. She established the Amai Setia craft school in Koto Gadang and was an activist in the education sector. After her newspaper Poetri Hindia was banned by the Dutch colonial ruler, she founded the Sunting Melayu newspaper, the first of its kind for women in Indonesia.

Sultan Himayatuddin, or also known as La Karambau from Buton, Southeast Sulawesi, led the guerrilla war in Buton against the Dutch colonialism in 1755-1776.

Sardjito is the first rector of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) for the 1950-1961 term and rector of the University of Islam Indonesia (UII) for the 1964-1970 period. He prepared biscuits for soldiers in the battlefield in the wake of the problem of logistical shortage.

Abdoel Kahar Moezakir, AA Maramis, and KH Masykur were members of the Preparatory Committee for the Indonesian Independence (PPKI).

Moezakir was the rector of UII for the 1945-1948 and 1948-1960 terms. He established the Greater Indonesia Association in 1933.

AA Maramis served as finance minister for the 1945-1945 and 1948-1949 periods. He signed the first Indonesian banknotes, with denomination 1, 5, 10 cent, and 0.5, 1, 5, 10, and 100 rupiah.

KH Masykur was a founder of Pembela Tanah Air (Peta). He was the religious affairs minister for the 1947-1949 and 1953-1955 periods. As chairman of Malang branch Nahdlatul Ulama, Masykur had led Laskar Sabilillah in a war in Surabaya, East Java, in November 1945. (ANTARA)

Hundreds of athletes globally will participate in the world's bowling championship held by the Indonesian Bowling Association at Jakabaring Stadium in Palembang, South Sumatra, on November 16-24, 2019.

Head of the Indonesian Bowling Association Percha Leanpuri, in a statement received in Palembang on Friday, expressed gratitude as South Sumatra Province had facilitated the international bowling event.

South Sumatra Governor Herman Deru stated that Palembang’s preparations to host the event are currently completed.

"I believe that the committee is reliable to organize the upcoming international championship, and also the province is 100 percent ready to be a good host for Indonesia's good image to the world," Deru noted.

As for today, some 76 countries, with 132 athletes comprising 74 male athletes, 62 female athletes, and 112 officials, have confirmed their participation in the event. (ANTARA)

Six figures were bestowed the honor of national hero by President Joko Widodo prior to the commemoration of Heroes Day on November 10^th. The six figures are Ruhana Kudus from West Sumatra, Sultan Himayatuddin Oputa Yii Ko from Southeast Sulawesi, Prof. M. Sardjito from Yogyakarta, Abdoel Kahar Moezakir from Yogyakarta, Alexander Andries (AA) Maramis from North Sulawesi, and KH Masykur from East Java. As quoted by Antara News Agency, Secretary of the Military, Major General Suharyanto  while reading out the presidential decree on granting of the national hero title on Friday (8/11) said that President Joko Widodo bestowed the national hero title as the highest mark of appreciation and honor for their extraordinary merits. President Joko Widodo presented the honorary title to the heirs of the national heroes. Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, cabinet ministers, Chief of Indonesian Military, Marshall Hadi Tjanjanto, and Indonesian Police Chief, General Idham Azis were also present at the commemorative event. (Antara)

The 7th ASEAN Traditional Textile Symposium (ATTS) 2019 in Yogyakarta was officialy opened with the striking of kenong or small gong by chairperson of the organizing committe Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR) Hemas, Chair of WastraPrema Adiati Arifin Siregar, and Arofa Noor Indriyani, representing Regional Secretary of Yogyakarta Special Region on Tuesday, November 5. After the opening ceremony, Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR) Hemas and the Empress of the King of Malaysia, Tunku Hajah Azizah had a close look at the textile exhibition located at the Royal Ambarukmo pavilion. GKR Hemas told the press about the Malaysian Empress opinion on Indonesian textiles, especially batik.

"They are all really fond of batik. After seeing batik here, they usually make Batik in Malaysia, starting from the design, everything, but it's okay, it's okay because, clearly they cannot use the canting or special pen form making batik And usually Malaysian batik are more contemporary. I think we really have to give undestandig, to give Indonesian nuance in Batik abroad," said Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR) Hemas.

On the same occasion, GKR Hemas also said that the challenges faced by Indonesian traditional textiles are raw materials. She hoped the government could pay attention to raw materials for craftsmen, such as "wax" or batik wax, natural dyes, and so on so that the craftsmen could improve the production of regional textile crafts. GKR Hemas also said that the development of Indonesian batik was quite significant with the presence of many new weaving techniques. (VO/IHSAN/AHM)