Jakarta, clubnet Indonesia
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Minister of Tourism, Widiyanti Putri Wardhana, and Minister of Culture, Fadli Zon, attended the opening of the Festival
Runway
The 125 on the edge of Narosa, Kuantan Bay, Kuantan Singingi Regency, Riau, Wednesday (8/20).
The arrival of these officials was welcomed by dances and local dances, as well as thousands of people who had packed the location since Wednesday (8/20) morning WIB.
The group, who was also accompanied by Riau Governor Abdul Wahid and spokesman for Indonesian President Hasan Hasbi, also consisted of a number of members of the Indonesian Parliament.Not only domestic officials, this event was also attended by several ambassadors from various countries.
In his remarks, Regent Suhardiman Amby welcomed and emphasized the importance of the festival as a cultural heritage that was more than a century old.”Once again, welcome. Greetings Kayuah,” he said.
A total of 228 paths from various regions, including Kuansing, Indragiri Hulu, and West Sumatra, were registered to compete quickly in the Kuantan River.
Rapper US Melly Mike was also present at the runway festival
This year’s pathway festival also attracted international attention with the presence of rap singer from the United States, Melly Mike.Mike is the singer of the song “Young, Black, and Rich” which became viral thanks to the video of a dancer (Aura Farming) at the Pacu Path Festival.
According to the Chairman of the Indonesian Travel Agent Association (Astindo) Riau, Harpina Dian Sari, Mike was interested in coming after seeing the euphoria of the video.Mike then contacted the Riau Tourism Office to take care of his presence.
“Now he contacted the Riau Tourism Office (Dispar), then Riau Dispar directed me to me for a handle. Because I was used to handles for foreign guests (country) who came (to Riau),” Harpina said, as reported by
Second
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Melly Mike arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday (8/19) and was scheduled to fly to Pekanbaru on Friday (8/22) to attend the festival.
(Wiw)
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