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Presidential Decree number 39 dated September 15, 2014 stipulates June 29 as National Family Day. The National Family Day was celebrated for the first time in Lampung province. This year, the highlight of the celebration takes place in Manado city. Precisely in the Area of Pohon Kasih (​​ Tree of Love), Megamas, with the theme "Family Day: The Day of We all" with the tagline "Love Family, Planned Love".The theme has the importance of loving in the family and the importance of planning in building a family. The National Family Day is intended to remind the whole Indonesian people of the importance of the family as a source of strength to build the nation and state.According to the Head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) of Central Kalimantan Province Kusnadi, the National Family Day reminded the families of their duties. He said family was a place to produce quality human, especially in Central Kalimantan. The celeberation of Harganas every year aims to increase the participation of central governments, local governments, partners, and the private sector about the importance of family.Before the peak celebration of the National Family Day , a number of activities will be held. Among others, social service in the form of family planning services, mass circumcision, and blood donation. There are also free medical treatments, national executive seminars, health seminars, trade and culinary titles, healthy walking and gymnastics, and award. These activities are held in two areas, namely Minahasa and Manado.According to the Provincial Secretary Edwin Silangen at the peak of the celebration, Indonesian President Joko Widodo will give awards Satya Lencana Pembangunan also scholarship. In addition, in the series of events also there is also "Family Park" filled with casual bicycles, breakfast together, counseling, family and health consultation room, children's playroom, mass weddings, interactive dialogue with President Joko Widodo, exhibitions, bazaars and various entertainment art.The 25th anniversary of Harganas is different from the previous one where the formal ceremonial event will be smaller. Instead, the portion of the non-formal casual event will be enlarged. The 25th National Family Day on “Bumi Nyiur Melambai” will give priority to the joy and togetherness of Indonesian family.

The effort to provide better service for hajj pilgrims of North Maluku Province is continued by improving Ngade Hajj Dormitory in Ternate. It is done so that from the beginning of this year, the hajj pilgrims from regencies and cities of North Maluku who previously must stay at hotels during their transit in Ternate prior to Makassar embarkation, now they can stay at Ngade Hajj Dormitory, Ternate. Head of Religious Affairs Ministry of North Maluku Representative Office's Hajj Planning and Finance H. Tahmid Abubakar to RRI on Sunday (24/6) said, by increasing the facility at Ngade Hajj Dormitory, prospective pilgrims can use it from this year. H. Tahmid Abubakar added, the improvement of Ngade Hajj Dormitory facility was assisted by the central government, from the 2017 Sharia Sovereign Bonds fund allocation.

Considering the challenges in securing the upcoming 2018 Regional Election, Tanjungpura XII Military Command ensuresthat the national army will be neutral in their political life and will refrain from practical politics. Besides that, the Tanjungpura XII Military Command also keeps trying to realize peace, so that the election committee and participants can feel safe, and the people can use their right to voteaccording to their hearts. In ensuring security and stability during the 2018 Regional Election, preventive actions must be prioritized. All that was said by Tanjungpura XII Military Commander Major General Achmad Supriyadi during Joint Prayer for 2018 Regional Election to Realize Peaceful Regional Election in West Kalimantan, held at local hall on Sunday evening (24/6). More overly, Achmad Supriyadi affirmed, the commitment to protect every core stages of 2018 Regional Election which is supported by intelligent and law enforcement.

After finding two objects in 490 meter depth of Lake Toba, the joint search and rescue agency deployed 13 motor boats to pull the objects which are suspected as the wreckage of Sinar Bangun ferry from the lake bottom. The motor boats will be located 2 km and 2.5 km from Tigaras Port, the location of the two objects. National Search and Rescue Agency Head Air Marshall M Syaugi at Tigaras Port on Monday (25/6) said, the move was done because there was no equipment which was able to pull the wreckage in 490 meters below the lake surface. According to M Syaugi, the team was trying to release the victims who are predictably trapped inside the ferry. Meanwhile, Head of Search and Rescue Agency's of Medan Office Budiawan added, from 13 ships 9 of them belong to the people, 2 belong to the National Search and Rescue Agency, and 2 from the Navy. In the 8th of the search, the team had deployed 100 people to do searching under the waters, 70 in the surface while 34 others on land.

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister, Retno Marsudi and her Japanese counterpart Taro Kono had the 6^th Strategic Dialog of Indonesia and Japan in Jakarta, Monday (25/6). It was Minister Taro Kono’s first visit to Indonesia. The dialog also attended by representatives of Indonesian Economic Coordinating Ministry, Maritime Coordinating Ministry, and Marine & Fisheries Ministry. It was held at the same time with the 60^th anniversary of Indonesia-Japan bilateral relations. The dialog was aimed to increase relations in politics & security, economy, trade & investment, people to people contact, and more strategic cooperation possibilities. Besides bilateral issues, both foreign ministers also discussed regional and global issues that became the concern of the two countries. They also identified strategic cooperation to be realized through bilateral cooperation development. Japan is a strategic partner for Indonesia. In the meeting, Marsudi and Kono agreed on the importance of increasing cooperation in investment, especially for infrastructure.Meanwhile on climate change, both ministers welcomed the Joint Crediting Mechanism that has been implemented, and agreed that its implementation must give added value and increase the capacity of Indonesia in handling impacts from climate change. In the meeting, they also welcomed the positive development in Korean Peninsula, which is expected to bring regional peace and stability.

Indonesian Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister A.M. Fachir welcomed 252 passengers of LOT Polish Airlines in Denpasar, Bali (25/6). Fachir appreciated the charter flight continuity from Poland to Indonesia as the reflection of the increase of cooperation on people to people contact, especially in tourism. Deputy Minister believed, Polish tourists will enjoy various tourist attractions in Indonesia, mainly maritime tourism and cultural diversity.Specifically, Deputy Minister Fachir awarded Panorama Tour and Rainbow Tour which had played many roles in realizing the tourism cooperation by using LOT Polish Airlines charter flight. Fachir added, the Polish tourist visit with charter flight can be a reference to increase similar cooperation with other countries.

Government of Egypt officially extended the emergency status after the Parliament agreed on the decision of President Abdel Fattah el Sisi to apply emergency situation for the next three months. The status extension was done for the first time in October 2017, which was extended again in January and April. The emergency status extension in Egypt will begin on July 14, 2018. The government’s official statement said, the army and police must keep the security across Egypt, both to protect public and private properties and to take necessary measures against terrorism.Indonesian government via its Embassy in Cairo admitted to keep monitoring the situation in Egypt. Defense Attaché of Indonesian Embassy in Cairo Colonel Kemas Muhammad Ikhwan Madani explained, the extended emergency status was the policy of local government based on assessment towards actual condition to maintain national stability and security. Muhammad Ikhwan in Cairo, Monday (25/6) said the extension would make the law enforcers be more repressive actions against Indonesians and the security system will be tighter, mainly in some critical regions including access to Gaza.

Turkey once again is led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan. After becoming a ruler in a country that is between Asia and Europe for 15 years, Erdogan won again in the General Election held on Sunday (24/6). Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to the Turkish presidency for the next term after winning a majority. More than 56 million Turks have voted in the first election  since Turkey changed the governmental system, from parliamentary to presidential,  as a result of last year's referendum. In the previous election, Erdogan also defeated his rivals, including the main political opponent, Muharrem Ince. The Turkish news agency ANADOLU reported that Erdogan was certainly entitled to the presidency after winning 52.5 percent of the vote, while Muharrem Ince earned 31.5 percent. Ince is a candidate for Turkish President who represents the secular group of the People's Republic Prty, CHP. In his victory speech, Erdogan promised to continue efforts to free Syria. Also to return refugees who are now displaced in a number of countries, including Western Europe. The first political statement, not only encouraged his voters, but also became a sign of Erdogan’s foreign policy. Especially concerning the conflict in Syria, that has killed thousands people and made many fleeing to seek safety abroad. Erdogan's affirmation will certainly be the concern of various countries that are now involved in the Syrian conflict, such as the United States, Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia. The supporting countries of President Assad's government in Syria, Russia and Iran, are already square off against Erdogan's future steps. Turkey under Erdogan, in the future will continue to try to make itself an increasingly reckoned country in efforts to resolve the conflict in Syria.