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ASEAN leaders held a meeting on the sidelines of the 2018 IMF-WB meeting on Thursday in Nusa Dua, Bali. In the meeting themed 'Achieving Sustainable Development Goals and Overcoming Development Gaps through Regional and Global Collaborative Action', various issues were discussed related to the commitment to strengthening cooperation, economic growth and sustainable development.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that ASEAN countries reaffirmed their strong commitment to multilateral and international cooperation. According to him, ASEAN countries remain firm in upholding an open multilateral trading system and have supported regional economic growth over the past few decades.

"We have an insightful discussion under the theme ‘Achieving Sustainable Development Goals and Overcoming Development Gaps Through Regional and Global Collaborative Action. We also reaffirm our strong commitment to multilateralism and international cooperation. ASEAN remains steadily fast in holding the open and roles based multilateral trading system which is underpinned the region economic growth over the past decades," PM Lee said.

In addition, PM Lee said ASEAN countries were committed to multiplying efforts in regional comprehensive economic cooperation. Related to this, PM Lee said that he hoped this partnership would achieve positive results by the end of 2018. However, PM Lee also realized the challenges the ASEAN is facing in achieving sustainable development. These challenges include economic restructuring, accelerating urbanization to an aging population. (VOI/Ndy/AHM)

President Joko Widodo was present as a speaker at the Bali Fintech Agenda, Thursday in Nusa Dua, Bali. In his direction, the President invited all parties to provide flexibility for technological innovation by not giving too binding regulations. In addition, he said, governments around the world must also provide protection to inventors to develop technologies that will benefit both economically and scientifically.

According to him, the technological innovation requires flexible space to conduct various experiments. Strict regulations, according to him, will only hinder innovation and encourage people to act against these regulations and enter unregulated domains.

"What we as national regulators would achieve? If we regulate too restrictively or if we try to move towards a closed system inside our national borders is nearly to drive economic actively further away into cyberspace where not only we cannot regulate it, most likely we will not even know it is happening until it is too late. Therefore I believe that openness to global standards and global platform in addition to light thought and save harbour are not only desirable policy but nearly realistic policy)of inventors are not only expected policies but also realistic policies," said President Joko Widodo.

Furthermore, in his direction at Bali Fintech Agenda, President Joko Widodo also acknowledged that the Indonesian government is still trying to socialize the reality of technological developments in the world today. Bali Fintech Agenda is a series of meetings held at the 2018 IMF-WB meeting in Bali. This agenda addresses opportunities and challenges for technology that have the potential to change the economic and financial landscape. Attending the Bali Fintech Agenda, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, a number of working cabinet ministers and ambassadors of friendly countries. (VOI/Ndy/AHM)

Senny Marbun in a press conference in Jakarta on Friday (12/10) affirmed that Indonesia is targeting two gold medals at Tokyo Paralympic 2020. Senny is very optimistic, considering the Minister of Youth and Sports, Imam Nahrawi will soon build a Disability Special Sports School in Solo, Central Java. In addition, there is freedom to conduct training and financial support is available from Indonesian government. This makes NPC optimistic to be able to attain achievement for next two years.

“For 2020 because the Minister gives all this existing equipment to be brought to Solo. Of course, we will be even more excellent later. With simple equipment, we are great. Now, the Minister says that the post-equipment is brought to Solo for training. Everything is okay! We are given pocket money; we are given the freedom to practice. We are given the freedom to search for coaches, arrange for ourselves by the Minister of Youth and Sports. We must use it carefully. Later in 2020, I dare to target two gold medals we will gain,” said Senny Marbun.

On the same occasion, Senny Marbun also thanked the government of Indonesia for giving more attention to the NPC. In addition, he also thanked the media people who have popularized various sports of disabled athletes for the public. He added that there are still many Indonesians who do not know the existence of special sports for people with disabilities. (VOI-Rezha)

Committee of Asian Para Games 2018 -INAPGOC has decided to move the closing ceremony from main stadium of  Gelora Bung Karno to Madya stadium. Operational Staff of  Opening Closing of the Asian Para Games, Christian Hasiholan to RRI World Service, Voice of Indonesia on Friday Afternoon in Jakarta said that a total of 8000 thousands of  Indonesian Military -TNI, Indonesian National Police personnel –Polri and civilians will involve to secure the closing ceremony of Asian Para Games 2018 -INAPGOC.

“A meeting has been led by Brigadier General Imam as one of the security members of Deputy 4 and Head of Operational Bureau, Selamet said that the committee will involve 7000 police and TNI and around 1200 personnel including 598 Presidential Security Troops   personnel and there are also personnel of Transportation Service,” said Christian Hasiholan.

Christian Hasiholan also added that all the security troops will create conducive situation for all spectators. He said that the closing ceremony of the Asian Para Games will be enlivened by Indonesian and South Korean famous artists. (Tono-Trans by AF)