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Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno appreciated the success of Campaga Tourism Village, which was included in the top 50 best tourist villages in the 2022 Indonesian Tourism Village Award (ADWI). This success is expected to encourage the development of tourism potential and creative economy in tourism villages in Tompobulu district, Bantaeng regency, South Sulawesi, especially in the development of nature-based tourism. Minister Sandiaga, after a visit to Campaga Tourism Village last September 7, said that Campaga Tourism Village has the potential for beautiful natural attractions and must be managed properly so that it can provide great benefits to the community, especially in sustaining economic revival and opening up job opportunities.

Campaga Tourism Village, which is included in the mountainous region of Bantaeng, is located about 15 kilometers from Bantaeng city, South Sulawesi, or about 20 minutes by two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicles. Campaga Tourism Village has a variety of nature-based tourist attractions. One of them is the Campaga Protection Forest which covers an area of approximately 23 hectares.Campaga Protection Forest is one of the protected forests in Bantaeng regency. This forest is still beautiful and untouched by the community. In this forest, there is the Babangtanggaya Site (sacred stone), the Erasa Lego-lego tree which is the oldest banyan tree in the area and the sacred Tombolo Spring. Not far from this protected forest, there are tourist attractions for families, namely Erbol and Ertob Bathing Pools.

Campaga Tourism Village also has a new nature-based tourism spot, namely Simoko Waterfall which is considered to be still hidden. Tourists can see the view of this 30 meter high waterfall, while enjoying the lush atmosphere of the trees in the surroundings. When traveling to Campaga Tourism Village, don't forget to buy souvenirs. Campaga Tourism Village coffee and dodol (a fudge-like sweet made from glutinous rice, palm sugar and coconut milk) are known for their deliciousness, so you should buy them as souvenirs. Campaga Tourism Village is equipped with various facilities, such as parking lots, restaurants and toilets.

Ninety percent of the people in East Manggarai work as farmers, both field and rice farmers. They live together with nature. Everything related to planting various types of horticulture is always preceded by traditional rituals to honor the universe and God, the Creator. Therefore, it is not surprising why the people of East Manggarai have various rituals related to agriculture. One of them is the Umbiro ritual, which is carried out on the edge of the field when the rice begins to fill.

The Umbiro ritual is held to ask the universe, ancestors and God the Creator to give abundant results and protect rice from disturbances by spirits. The Umbiro ritual is always held by farmers in East Manggarai, especially at Mbengan in Ranakolong, Gunung, Gunung Baru and other 22 villages. Until now, local people hold the Umbiro ritual on the edge of the field when the rice begins to flower and is usually held in March.           

The Umbiro Ritual is a ritual asking the universe for long and abundant grains of rice. In the local language, "Umbi" is a pull and "Ro" is the name of a rope, which lives and grows in the forest. So, this ritual is like a tug of war competition. Uniquely, those who do Umbiro are women against men by wearing the local traditional “songke”, shawl and headband. When this ritual is performed, songs related to rice also accompany the ritual. Before the Umbiro ritual is carried out on the edge of the field, previously offerings are offered to nature, ancestors and God Almighty in the form of chickens, pigs and goats and other objects.

The Indonesian Embassy in Windhoek promoted the Indonesian mining industry to Namibia at the country's mining exhibition.  The largest mining conference and exhibition in Namibia entitled “Mining Expo and Conference 2022” was held in the capital city of Namibia, Windhoek  from 31 August to 1 September 2022.

Indonesian Ambassador to Namibia, Wisnu Edi Pratignyo  in a written statement in Jakarta on Thursday (1/9) pointed out that Namibia's mining sector has great potential to be developed more widely. He hopes that Indonesia's participation in the exhibition is able to fully contribute to the improvement of Economic relations of both countries, particularly in the mining sector. The exhibition with the theme ‘Breaking New Frontiers in a Post Pandemic Era’ was officially opened by Minister of Mines and Energy of Namibia, Tom Alweendo. The exhibition was attended by well-known local and international associations and companies in the mining sector.

One of the largest mining companies in Indonesia,  PT Timah  participated in the event in maximizing its presence to follow up the investment and trade cooperation opportunities in the mining sector. PT Timah is also interested in expanding its tin mining business in one of Namibia's leading mining companies, Afritin Mining. Namibia is a country which is rich in natural mineral resources.  The mining sector contributes about 11.5 percent of Namibia's gross domestic product and provides 50 percent of foreign exchange earnings. Some leading commodities of Namibia's mines are diamond, uranium and copper.

The Engineering Faculty students of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Yogyakarta develop solar-powered smart photovoltaic roof tiles to fulfill household power needs. This innovation was created by four students, namely Nifwam Arbi Nugroho, Lathief Nurmahmudi Wijaya, Muhammad Rafifi Taqiyuddin, and Maulana Istar. Despite still being a research, the smart roof tile will keep being developed to have more features.

Nifwan explained that their roof tile has solar cells. The roof tile can be a power source with self-cleaning glass feature that can be controlled with an app. Users can use the app to control the sprinkler so that the maintenance can be automatically done when there is rain.

Another feature of the smart roof tile is that the users can check the performance and the situation around the roof. Besides, the photovoltaic roof tile has some sensors for temperature, rain, humidity, light dependent resistor, and power.