JAKARTA - The Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Indonesia (Menpora RI) Dito Ariotedjo became the supervisor of the commemoration ceremony of the 78th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia at the Graha Kemenpora courtyard, Thursday 17 August. This ceremony was attended by elements of the leadership and all employees within the Indonesian Ministry of Youth and Sports who wore traditional clothes from various regions in Indonesia.

Starting at around 07.00 WIB, in this ceremony Sang Saka Merah Putih was raised, followed by singing the anthem Indonesia Raya. Then it continued at the reading of the Preamble to the 1945 Constitution followed by singing the song Hari Merdeka, then a moment of silence accompanied by instrumental music of the song Syukur.

Menpora Dito after the ceremony said that today's ceremony was carried out with wisdom. As in previous years, continue to wear Indonesian cultural clothing. With the theme of this year's commemoration is "Progress for Advanced Indonesia".

"This means that the Ministry of Youth and Sports, with the spirit of independence that already exists, the foundation that we already have, still has to go fast but maintain endurance," said the Minister of Youth and Sports, wearing traditional Balinese clothes.

Menpora Dito conveyed, according to the mandate of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi), every ministry/governmental institution must be able to marathon run its programs. This is in accordance with the Ministry of Youth and Sports which is synonymous with marathon activities.

"So we have to be able to mean this, that even though we have to go fast, we have to be endurance. The important thing is that youth and sports must be more advanced," said the Menpora.

Menpora Dito himself admitted that it was an honor and honor to be able to lead the independence ceremony in front of the entire Kemenpora extended family. Moreover, in this ceremony, the Ministry of Youth and Sports employees who have retired and also Satyalancana Karya Satya also gave an active Kemenpora employee.

"So I think today is very special for the big family of the Ministry of Youth and Sports," said Menpora Dito, who directly handed over the award to the employees.

In this ceremony, a pairwise traditional clothing competition was also held which was attended by each deputy and part of the Kemenpora. The participants of the competition demonstrated traditional clothing from various regions in Indonesia in front of Menpora Dito.

In addition, announcements and handovers were also made to the winners of the competition to commemorate the 78th Anniversary of Indonesian Independence at the Ministry of Youth and Sports which had been held since last Monday (14/8). The Public Relations and Human Resources Bureau is listed as the first overall champion after becoming the most winners.

The ceremony was then closed with a flashmob performance from the Indonesian Maritime Ambassadors 2023 Aspessindo, who together moved the body accompanied by regional and popular songs, followed by the performances of the winners of the karaoke competition which further enlivened the ceremony.


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