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The Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture through the Directorate General of Culture presents Exhibition of Traditional Games at the Terminal 3 International Departure Waiting Room of Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten. This exhibition was held to highlight the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, South Sumatra. There are 75 types of traditional games from various regions in Indonesia exhibited at the event, and each of the game is featured with information such as the origin, the meaning and philosophy. Six of the 75 types of games, namely congklak (traditional game using board and seeds), bola bekel (bouncing ball), dam-daman (traditional game like chess) and rubber jump can be played directly by visitors in the exhibition area which will open until September 15, 2018. After inaugurating the exhibition on Monday, August 27, 2018, Director General of Culture of The Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture, Hilmar Farid said the exhibition of the traditional games was the first step of the cooperation between the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture and PT Angkasa Pura II as the management of Soekarno Hatta Airport. He hopes that other exhibitions related to Indonesian art and culture can be held again at Soekarno-Hatta Airport as one of Indonesia's gateways.

"On behalf of the ministry, we would like to thank Angkasa Pura 2 for providing room for cultural preservation, especially traditional games. And we hope that in the future it can be a wider partnership. Besides traditional games we also still have art. So this might be a good starting point. We also thank all parties who have supported the event,” Hilmar Farid said.

Furthermore, Hilmar Farid said that his party wanted airplane passengers, especially the 2018 Asian Games foreign contingent to fall in love with Indonesia through the unique impression of traditional games. In the future, Hilmar Farid also instructed that this traditional game exhibition not only be held in the international departure area. He hopes that similar exhibitions can be held at ​​domestic departure area so that efforts to build cultural awareness, especially traditional games mostly abandoned by the millennial generation, can be successful. In addition, by organizing the exhibition, older generations can enjoy their nostalgic moments and look back their childhood. (VOI/Rezha/AHM)

The Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture provides opportunities for artists throughout Indonesia to share their knowledge and experience with students in elementary schools, junior high schools and high schools / vocational high schools. However, the Ministry will firstly provide technical training on these artists, in Artists Go To School Movement (GSMS) program. After inaugurating the traditional game exhibition at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten on Monday, August 27, 2018, Ministry of Education and Culture's Director General of Culture, Hilmar Farid said teaching students requires special knowledge related to child psychology and classroom management.

"Not all of them have the competence to teach students, especially to elementary school and Junior High School. Now we do some kind of technical guidance. Those who have received technical guidance will be goven certificates. So it's not an artist certification, but specifically for those who want to go to school. Because pedagogy requires special skills. It requires knowledge on child psychology, classroom management, and so on. That's all we give. If they could, they will be given certificates, and they will be automatically accepted to teach at the schools. So that the administration accountability would be much easier, Hilmar Farid said.

Previously, Hilmar also said, the involvement of artists is done because Indonesia is experiencing a shortage of art teachers in schools. Therefore, it will collaborate with 1,300 artists, each of whom will teach in one school in 28 provinces through Artists Go To School Movement (GSMS). This program is carried out not only as a solution to the lack of art teachers in schools, but also as a means to strengthen character education. Hilmar said, there is still lack of character education for students in schools. Therefore, art lessons in schools will be used as a medium to strengthen character education which is one of the focuses of the administration of President Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla in the field of education. (VOI / Rezha/AHM)

Indonesian Minister of National Development Planning (PPN) / Head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Bambang Brodjonegoro said that a country's economic growth should not only be supported by consumption alone. Consumption is considered only to have an economic multiplier effect, but it cannot encourage the economic growth. This was conveyed by Bambang in his presentation at the 2018 Gross Fixed Capital Formation Disaggregation (PMTB) activity held by Indonesian Statistics Agency (BPS) in Jakarta, Thursday (23/8).

"We as a planning institution certainly want to direct Indonesia so that Indonesia has high quality economic growth. And the most important thing is that Indonesia can jump, get out of the middle income trap. And that needs high growth. This high growth can not only rely on the consumption. Because if we rely on the consumption, we must be honest, the data submitted by Pak Kecuk when we are in the second quarter seems to be somewhat relieved because of 5.27 percent economic growth. But we must be honest that there are efforts to increase consumption both naturally because of the holidays and fasting and second because there are annual bonuses. The only problem is we don't want the economic growth to be high when the government disbursed the annual bonuses," Bambang said.

Bambang continued, one of the sources of the economic growth that Indonesia could rely on besides consumption was investment. The incoming investment will later create jobs, so that it will encourage public consumption. Not only that, investment also encourages productivity, so that there is a possibility that net exports will also be boosted. If both things improve, it is guaranteed that the economic growth is getting better. However, Bambang said investment growth needs to be supported by an adequate strategy. One of these strategies can be achieved through the preparation of comprehensive or comprehensive Fixed Capital Formation Disaggregation (PMTB) data. (VOI / Rezha/AHM)

President Joko Widodo reminded the importance of maintaining political stability in the country to guarantee the investment security. This was conveyed by President Joko Widodo when giving directions to Indonesian National Army Staff and Command School Students and Participants in the 2018 National Police Staff and Leadership School, Thursday at the State Palace, Jakarta. On the occasion, the President said that Indonesia as a large country is rich with ethnic, culture and language diversity. According to him, this strength must be utilized as a force in promoting national development and should not be regarded as a threat because of mismanagement.

“Therefore, I have said, that what is called political stability, what is called security stability is very important. It is very important that we do development in the country we love. It is impossible that investment will come to an area, to a country which is politically unstable and unsafe,” Joko Widodo said.

Furthermore, President Joko Widodo said that Indonesian security forces also have a responsibility to safeguard the investments spread throughout Indonesia until the remote areas. According to him, efforts to maintain the security of these investments will have an impact on increasing national economic growth. In addition, the President also reminded the Indonesian people to be developed according to the times. This is due to the rapid technological development that must be caught up if the Indonesian people do not want to be left behind by other nations in the world. (VOI/NDY/AHM)