Day: October 2, 2021

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DPR Speaker urges Papua traditional leaders to push vaccinations

Jakarta Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR RI), Puan Maharani, has urged Papuan traditional leaders to help the government encourage residents to get vaccinated to expedite the achievement of herd immunity.

Efforts to reach the vaccination target in Papua will need the cooperation of many parties, including traditional leaders and religious leaders, who have an impact on the community, she opined.

“Traditional leaders and religious leaders have an important role in convincing the Papuan people of the importance of vaccination,” she said in a written statement received here on Saturday.

Virus transmission can be handled if every region, including Papua, ensures that most of its residents have received the COVID-19 vaccination, she added.

Maharani gave instructions on the acceleration of vaccinations while meeting the Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda) of Papua province at the Papua Governor’s Office in Jayapura on Saturday.

Source: ANTARA News

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Batik a symbol of Indonesia’s soft power diplomacy: Marsudi

Jakarta Batik is a symbol of Indonesia’s soft power diplomacy that has become more resilient and recognized by the world, Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi has said.

It is for this reason that the Foreign Affairs Ministry will continue to present batik as Indonesia’s identity every chance it gets on the international stage, she remarked at the 2021 National Batik Day event, organized virtually on Saturday.

“Today marks more than a decade of Indonesia’s diplomacy journey with batik that has been recognized by the world, not just as the nation’s cultural inheritance, but also as non-object cultural inheritance ever since its acknowledgement by UNESCO on October 2, 2009,” she noted.

“This shows the world’s recognition of the richness of Indonesia’s culture and the nation’s commitment to protect batik,” she added.

Source: ANTARA News

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Residents enthusiastically await fireworks show at PON opening

Residents of Holtekamp beach in Jayapura city, Papua, waited enthusiastically for the opening of the 20th National Sports Week (PON), which was slated to feature a fireworks display on the Merah Youtefa Bridge, on Saturday.

“(I am) very excited. I deliberately came at 3:30 p.m. WIT (Eastern Indonesian Standard Time) to watch the fireworks on Merah Youtefa Bridge,” Tami, a visitor from Jayapura, said at Holtekamp beach.

Tami, a resident of Koya Barat village, Muara Tami district, said she was excited because, in the last two years, there have been no events to look forward to due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are bored as well because we have been staying at home more and there is no entertainment,” Tami remarked.

Source: ANTARA News

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Spectators go through four checkpoints to attend PON opening ceremony

Papua Spectators joining the opening ceremony of the 20th National Sports Week (PON) at the Lukas Enembe Stadium, Papua Province, on Saturday had to go through four checkpoints.

“To watch the opening ceremony, spectators must register online at tiket.com or the official website of the PON XX Papua ,” Irma Reyaan, a visitor, said.

Reyaan registered for the opening ceremony on September 30, 2021 via tiket.com. The registration involved showing a full vaccination certificate and identity card, she said.

After registration, Reyaan received an invitation letter that could be downloaded directly and exchanged for a bracelet at the venue. All registration mechanisms were free, she said.

Source: ANTARA News

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Details of seven PON venues in Papua inaugurated by Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated seven venues of the 20th National Sports Week (PON) in Papua by signing inscriptions at the Papua Bangkit sport arena on Saturday.

“Our next duty is to maintain and use the venues well. I do not want the facilities been built according to international standards by using an enormous budget to be deserted, unmaintained, and damaged,” he emphasized.

The details of the venues are described below.

1. Istora Papua Bangkit

Located in Harapan Village, East Sentani Sub-district, Jayapura District, Papua Province, the work to construct the venue took place between November 2018 and September 2020.

The 7,740-square-meter building has a capacity of 3,148 tribune seats.

The sports arena holds three records acknowledged by the Indonesian Record Museum for installing the longest textile duct ring, the widest dome roof without bolts, as well as the longest curved steel roof.

2. Aquatic Arena

The water sports arena was built at the same location as the sports palace, with an area of 17,783 square meters and 1,500 tribune seats.

The aquatic venue has been licensed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) or the International Swimming Federation.

Source: ANTARA News

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Meet Fahriansyah, South Kalimantan’s wrestling ace

Wrestling remains the strength of the South Kalimantan contingent to bag gold medals at the 20th National Sports Week (PON) in 2021 in Papua.

Fahriansyah, 33, is one of South Kalimantan’s aces in wrestling at the 20th National Sports Week (PON) being held in Papua. He is one of the nine wrestlers sent by the South Kalimantan contingent to compete at this year’s PON and defend the contingent’s history of winning gold medals for wrestling at the national games.

Born in Rantau, Tapin District, South Kalimantan, on November 26, 1987, he will again compete in the men’s freestyle wrestling in the 86-kg category. He qualified for the PON event in Papua this year after winning a gold medal in the pre-PON event.

Fahriansyah does have a long history of representing South Kalimantan in PON. During his PON debut in the 17th East Kalimantan PON in 2008, he brought home a gold medal in the 74-kg category. Subsequently, at the 18th Riau PON in 2012, he again defeated his opponent and maintained his gold medal position.

However, during the 2016 West Java PON, he failed to win a gold in the men’s wrestling 86-kg category and won the bronze medal instead. The injury he suffered made him lose to an opponent, whom he actually won against during the pre-PON event, whereas in the 2015 pre-PON, he won a gold medal.

Source: ANTARA News

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Legendary Papuan athletes carry PON flag at opening ceremony

Jayapura, Papua Eight legendary Papuan athletes carried the National Sports Week (PON) flag at the opening ceremony of the PON XX Papua , which was held at the Lukas Enembe Stadium, Jayapura district on Saturday night.

Among them was Raema Lisa Rumbewas, who clinched silver medals in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and 2004 Athens Olympics.

The athletes also included 1977 Jakarta Asian Boxing Championships gold medalist (light heavyweight class) Benny Maniani, 2013 Myanmar South East Asia (SEA) Games rowing gold medalist Erni Sokoy, and1983 Singapore SEA Games volleyball gold medalist Kartika Monim.

Source: ANTARA News

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Indonesia Pavilion promotes 3 Indonesian coffee varieties in London

The Indonesian Embassy in London participated in the London Coffee Festival (LCF) 2021 by launching the Indonesia Pavilion to promote Nusantara coffee in the UK.

The Indonesia Pavilion showcased coffee products made by three micro, small, and medium enterprises from different regions, the Indonesian Embassy in London said in a statement on Saturday.

The MSMEs were Java Frinsa Estate from West Java (Frinsa Honey Sacharic coffee), Radjea Coffee from Jambi (Kerinci Arabica coffee), and KAA Sapan Berjaya from Toraja (Sapan-Toraja Arabica coffee).

“The presence of the Indonesia Pavilion at the LCF is expected to introduce the diversity of Indonesian coffee to the European community, especially in the UK,” the Indonesian Ambassador to the UK and Ireland, Desra Percaya, remarked.

Source: ANTARA News

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