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President Joko Widodo said that he already has the name of the vice presidential candidate who will accompany him. The name will be nominated in the presidential and vice presidential election in 2019. This was affirmed by President Joko Widodo after attending the closing ceremony of the National Conference of Activists 98 in Jakarta on Saturday. More recently, the people of Indonesia have started guessing who will be proposed to be presidential and vice presidential candidates. Joko Widodo's name as a presidential candidate has been taken into account by many circles. Some political parties have even declared Joko Widodo as a presidential candidate in the 2019 Presidential Election. If then many people have been guessing, who will accompany Joko Widodo as a vice presidential candidate, certainly this is not without reason. Indeed, the 1945 Constitution states that the president and vice president can only serve for two periods. So, the incumbent Vice President, Jusuf Kalla has no rights to be elected in the 2019 Presidential Election. Because, he has served twice, the first in the period 2004-2009, becaming vice president of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the second period 2014- 2019. The existence of some candidate names seems very reasonable. Because, the Presidential Election for the period 2019-2024 will be held for a few months to come. Indonesian people in general and prospective voters in particular have also started guessing who will be elected on April 17, 2019. The names which have been mentioned are from the names that serve as governor, former chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces –TNI, a son of former president and names of entrepreneurs. The names that will be included in the list of candidates have to be waited. The people of Indonesia will know who will be supported by 14 participants of Political Parties in the 2019 General Election to take place in September. Of course, this is expected that the names that will be proposed are those who have a very high integrity and love to Indonesia and have a strong vision to strengthen the position of Indonesia in the international world. The names must also be waited by the international world. Now, the persons elected as president and vice president must play a major role in the international world. They must give confidence to Indonesian voters across Indonesia that both the president and vice president will realize all the targets that have been promised.

We will present the song of the people of North Sumatra. This song is about the Batak people who wander and miss their beloved hometown. Although only through the song, the proximity to the hometown is so pronounced, because Tano Batak or in Indonesian means Tanah Batak is always attached to the heart. Some songs from North Sumatra tell about their natural beauty. One of them is "Samosir Island" composed by Nahum Situmorang. Batak musicians are quite famous. This song tells about the island of Samosir which becomes the home of the Batak community. Being told in the song, wherever he  wanders, he will return to his hometown, Samosir Island. Even, he will be buried on the island of Samosir. This song also describes how he loves his hometown, Samosir Island. Until now, the Pulau Samosir  song has been sung by many Batak singers with various versions. The song "Sitogol" comes from South Tapanuli. Mandailing language song "Sitogol", the language of the South Tapanuli community, tells the story of the call to cheer and sing "Sitogol", although perhaps the heart is sad.

Tourism Office of Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta in cooperation with Trail Runners Yogyakarta, presents Trail Race event which will be held on July 29, 2018. The event is entitled "Sleman Temple Run 2018". There are 2 categories in Sleman Temple Run 2018, namely: 25K and 13K. In accordance with the Trail Race category, the route to be followed is hilly and rocky and ground trajectory. This event was held for the first time in 2015. For the Sleman Temple Run 2018 route, it goes around  Banyunibo Temple - Barong Temple - Sojiwan Temple - Miri Temple - Ijo Temple - Gupala Arca Site. The run will start from Banyunibo Temple and finish at Banyunibo Temple again. Head of Sleman Regency Tourism Office, Sudarningsihi said that the distance of Sleman Temple Run is still the same as last year. Sudarningsih added that Sleman Temple Run 2018 has a difference with last year. In addition to Sleman Temple Run, there will also be a Night Cooking Festival in the courtyard of Banyunibo Temple with the tagline, 'Feel the Sensation of Cooking under the Star's Sprinkle'. The participants will consist of one team comprising of 5 people. Sudarningsih hopes that in the future, Sleman Temple Run can enter as 100 events of the Ministry of Tourism. She also remarked that after five times holding, her side will register the activity at the Ministry of Tourism in the 100 events, which will be launched by the Ministry of Tourism. Meanwhile, Ramdhan Krisnawan Hartarto from Trail Runners Yogyakarta community explained about the selection of Banyunibo Temple because the place is better. In terms of challenge, the trail run is different from running marathon or the others. Ramdhan Krisnawan Hartarto further said that for the 2018 run, the medals are slightly different from last year. Now, the medals use wood mixed with resin, produced by local staff from Jogja. Meanwhile, one of the committees of Sleman Night Cooking Festival, Agung said that this night cooking competition may be the only one in Indonesia. He also explained that for the general participants, they will be divided into three categories, namely general, students, and hotels, restaurants, cafes people - horeka. For the preliminary round menu, the participants will cook basic ingredients of Kecombrang. For the final round, they will cook traditional Mataram food.

The fate of migrants who have been  crossing the Mediterranean to seek a better life in Europe has become uncertain. This is because the European Union which was so far  accommodative toward  migrants who mostly came from Africa,  has changed. At a European Summit in Brussels on June 24, several Eastern European countries such as Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland refused to open the door for the migrants. The meeting was held in response to the Italian stance  that began to close the entrance for the arrival of new migrants.

In the meeting, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that there are member states that benefit from EU cooperation but are more concerned with self-interest. Although not explicitly mentioning the name of the country, it is obvious that the  target of the statement is to reject the EU migrant policy. Italy  that has begun to refuse  the presence of migrants reacted to Macron's assertion because Macron, they said, does not know the real situation in Italy. One country that still opens the door for migrants is Spain. It is willing to accept about 600 migrants previously rejected by Italy. While Germany, although  Chancellor Angela Merkel's policy is  quite open to the presence of migrants, now she is facing  an internal problem which is  quite complicated with the refusal of a senior member of the cabinet.

The impact of migrant presence is not only felt in EU member states. Countries that become a buffer zone in the North African region, from Algeria to Egypt feel the immediate impact of their arrival. Egypt, which houses about 300,000 migrants for example, began to object to financing their survival. The Egyptian government calls on the EU to financially support the temporary shelter costs of the migrants.

Indonesia is not directly affected by  the impact of migrant presence. But this problem if not resolved,  may  increase the number of  migrants looking for a better life in Australia.  Not infrequently, they went through the Indonesian archipelago. Indonesia should  take initiative to encourage resolving migrant issues through international forums.