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Indonesia's athletes made their nation proud by pocketing four gold medals at the TOTAL BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2019 held on August 20-25, 2019, in Basel, Switzerland.

Sapta Kunta Purnama, the Indonesian para badminton team’s manager, was unequivocal in expressing his contentment during the medal award ceremony held at Jakobshalle, Basel, on Sunday.

"So far, it has met our expectations. Winning four gold, three silver, and four bronze medals are in accordance with our target," he affirmed.

The four gold medal winners were Deva Anrimusthi in the men's singles SU5, Leani Ratri Oktila in the women's singles SL4, Hari S/Leani Ratri in the mixed doubles SL3-4SU5, and Deva A/Hafiz B in the men's doubles SU5.

Silver medal clinchers were Suryo N in the men's singles SU5 and Leani R/Khalimatus in the men's doubles SL3-4-SU5.

Bronze medal winners constituted Fredy S in the men's singles SL4, Khalimatus in the men's singles SL4, Ukun R in the men's singles SL3, and Ukun R/Hari S in the men's doubles SL3-4.

Indonesian badminton athletes participated in Basel in preparation for the Tokyo Paralympic 2020.

According to his observation, China has, until now, been the dominant team.

From Basel, Indonesia's para badminton team will compete in the China Open to be held in Beijing and the Japan Open in Tokyo.

This is the foremost occasion when the 12^th TOTAL BWF Para-Badminton World Championships was held concurrently with the TOTAL BWF World Championships at the same venue since the inaugural event in 1998. (ANTARA)

Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education Mohamad Nasir opened Research, Innovation and Technology (Ritech) Expo 2019 as part of the commemoration of the 24th National Technology Awakening Day in Puputan Renon Square in Denpasar, Bali, on Sunday.

"Through this expo we hope more innovations in regions will emerge," he said.

The expo has some 200 stands which display the results of research and innovation. Nearly 100 participants including the directorate general of research and innovation, and the directorate of science, technology and high learning institutions at the Research, Technology and Higher Education Ministry.

The other institutions taking part in the expo are the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI),, the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), the Nuclear Control Agency, the National Standardization Agency, the Center for Scientific and Technological Research and state-owned companies PT Dahana and PT Industri Kereta Api (Inka).

Institutes of higher learning also took part in the expo, including Airlangga University,the Bogor Institute of Agriculture, Sepuluh November Institute of Technology in Surabaya., the Arts Institute of Denpasar and the state Electronic Polytechnic in Surabaya.

Ritech Expo is an annual expo held by the Ministry of Research., Technology and Higher Education.

The expo displays a variety of key innovation products from higher learning institutes , research institutions and industries (ANTARA)

Research, Technology and Higher Education Minister Mohamad Nasir has encouraged development of technology-based people's economy to boost local as well as national economic growth.

"Hopefully (with the development in technology) people's economy will grow based on technology, not only with business as usual process," the minister said at the Research, Innovation, Technology Expo 2019 in Puputan Square, Renon, Denpasar on Sunday.

The expo was part of the commemoration of the National Technology Awareness (Hakteknas).

Nasir has also called on all parties to familiarize innovation, through various cooperation with colleges, researchers and all institutions under the Research, Technology and Higher Education Ministry, as well as local governments.

He expressed belief that the issuance of law no. 11/12019 on the national system of science and technology will bring about  favorable climate to the development of research and technology in the country.

"Hopefully, this will accommodate inventors. The law has also covered research, development, assessment and application to produce innovation and invention," he said.

The minister took the examples of some invention that could have a small to large impact on  the economy, including the invention to process palm oil into diesel fuel and aviation turbine fuel (avtur).

"If we can finish this in the next two years, we don't need to import fuel oil anymore. We can save US$17.6 billion or some Rp250 trillion," he said.

Various research, technology and innovation exposed in the Ritech 2019 Expo, that covered among others food and agriculture sector, health, transportation, information and communication technology, energy, security and defense, maritime, disaster mitigation, education, art, social and culture. (ANTARA)

Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah and QueenTunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Binti Almarhum Al-Mutawakkil Alallah Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj will visit Indonesia from August 26 to 29, 2019.

During the visit, the Malaysian king and queen will attend the welcome ceremony and state banquette hosted by President Joko Widodo at the Bogor Palace, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry said in a written statement released on Sunday .

The Malaysian king's entourage includes Economic Minister Dato' Seri Mohamed Azmin bin Ali, and officials of the Foreign Ministry, the State Palace and the Prime Minister's Office.

While in Jakarta, the Malaysian king and queen will also attend a dinner with the Malaysian people in Indonesia and visit Istiqlal Mosque, the biggest mosque in Southeast Asia.

During the four-day visit to Indonesia, King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah will also travel to Yogyakarta to meet Governor of the Yogyakarta Special Province Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X and visit a number of historical sites.

The visit symbolizes strong bilateral ties between Malaysia and Indonesia and will contribute to strengthening friendship between the two neighboring nations that has been in existence since 62 years ago, the Foreign Ministry said (ANTARA)