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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) affirmed that Indonesia and its people are not afraid to face terrorism.

"I affirm that this country and its people will never be afraid of terror. We will never give any chance for terrorism to hamper the security of the country," he stated in a press conference at the Bogor Presidential Palace on Thursday. He further explained that based on the statement of Coordinating Minister, Wiranto; Police, Deputy Commander General, Syafruddin; and Head of State Intelligence Agency, Budi Gunawan, all terror convicts in Mako Brimob Kelapa Dua, Depok, have surrendered.

The president appreciated the National Police`s response to the incident in the prison.

"On behalf of the people and the state, I wish to express my gratitude to all the security forces who were involved in handling the incident," he stated.

Earlier, a riot broke out among prisoners at the Mako Brimob detention centre. The incident left five policemen and one inmate dead. A total of 155 detainees in Mako Brimob, Kelapa Dua, have surrendered themselves to the police. A security officer had also been held hostage. The police have given the ultimatum to the prisoners to surrender or face arrest through a raid.

A student of Gajah Mada University Faculty of Law (UGM) Yogyakarta Rudang Cecilia Pinem had an opportunity for one day to accompany Ambassador of Denmark to Indonesia, Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen to serve his duties through Ambassador One Day activities. Cecilia gets the opportunity after she won an anti-corruption-themed essay competition held by the Danish Embassy for Indonesia. Cecilia's writing on the potential of Indonesia and Denmark's cooperation in combating corruption has outperformed more than 500 other essays by students from various universities in Indonesia. Cecilia said to the media on Tuesday, May 8th in Jakarta that her essay provides a comparison on how corruption eradication efforts in Indonesia and Denmark have been done so far.

“So, this essay is telling about how Indonesian people and culture can contribute to fight corruption with influences from Denmark. So, I think the theme is very interesting. So I want to participate. Because in this essay, I can compare between Indonesia and Denmark. I think the comparison is not something to be afraid. Because the comparison is good for us as a state. So we can know the progress we make compared with other countries. So we can know our strategy for the future, to grow,” Rudang Cecilia Pinem said.

Cecilia also hopes that her participation in Ambassador One Day will encourage young Indonesians to engage in many activities involving outsiders. Because through this activity Indonesian’s young generations can learn a lot about diplomacy and international politics. The Ambassador One Day event held by the Danish Embassy in collaboration with the Habibie Center is the fifth time since it was first held in 2013. Besides having the opportunity to accompany Ambassador Kristensen in carrying out his duties, Cecilia will travel to Copenhagen, Denmark for a week on next fall. In Copenhagen, Cecilia will meet with officials of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Copenhagen, and other relevant institutes including youth as well as education organizations to strengthen bilateral relations between Denmark and Indonesia. (VOI/Rezha/DP)

Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism, the Jakarta provincial government, Indonesian Chambers and Commerce in China hold ‘Indonesia Week 2018” in Shanghai, China. The event is held from May 4-13, 2018. Vice Consul of Information, Social and Culture of Indonesian consulate general in Shanghai, Radityo Panjaitan, to RRI World of Service Voice of Indonesia contributor, Kevin Zhao recently explained that Indonesia Week  2018 is held to introduce Indonesia to Chinese people in Shanghai and surrounding area. Various kinds of actvities are held, such as fashion show.

“The event is held to promote Indonesian cultures and Indonesian products to the Chinese people, especially in  Shanghai and surrounding areas. The event contains fashion showand Indonesian dances. The event is part of ‘Indonesia incorporated’ to promote Indonesia to the world, especially to  China,” Radityo Panjaitan said.

Radityo Panjaitan also explained that of the second Ina Week, is expected to be visited by 50 thousand visitors and to increase the number of Chinese tourist to Indonesia. Last year, at least 30 thousand people visited Ina Week 2017. According to Radityo Panjaitan, it is targeted 30 million Chinese tourists to visit Indonesia in 2018. (VOI/trs-yati/Kevin Zhao/NITA)

Lembata Regency, East Nusa Tenggara has a variety of tourism potential. The potential is part of three tourism development regions or Three Angel Line Tourism. The Regional Middle Term Plan of Lembata Regency of 2017-2022 prioritizes tourism as the main sector with Three A concept, namely attraction, amenity, and accessibility. The concept is focused on the improvement of market and promotion as well as investment. This was said by Lembata Regent, Eliaser Yentji Sunur at the Launching of Three Mountain Festival on Monday(7/5) in Balairoom Soesilo Sudarman, Sapta Pesona Building, Jakarta.

“The 2017-2022 Regional Middle Term Plan of Lembata Regency prioritizes tourism as the main sector with “Three A concept” namely attraction, amenity, and accessibility. The concepts consist of three integrated improvement areas known as three angel line tourism. It is also focused on the market increase and promotion, the development of destination and investment,”Eliaser Yentji Sunur said.

During the launching of Three mountain festival of Lembata, Lembata Regional government also launched a Lembata Calendar Event that can be a reference of the best time for domestic and foreign tourists to visit Lembata. (VOI/NK/Edt.N)