Presidential Staff Support The Development Of The Malay Language Museum

Sukardi Rinakit/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Special Staff to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Sukardi Rinakit, supports the construction of the language monument and the Malay Language Museum, as an effort by the Malay Customary Institution to strengthen the existence of Malay culture as one of the identities of the Indonesian nation's diversity. the people of Riau, Suhu Acai and Sutjipto, in Pekanbaru, Riau, Monday, February 7, as a press release received in Jakarta. "The existence of this monument of the Malay language and language is important," said Sukardi. participated in overseeing the initiative to build a Malay language monument and Museum in Riau. "Because it's strange that we have Malay roots, how come we don't have a proud Malay language monument and museum. I will convey this to the President," he said. Meanwhile, the General Chairperson of the Riau LAM Daily Executive Board, Datuk Seri Syahril Abubakar, said that LAM Riau has been trying to get educational institutions to get local content through the concept of the governor's regulation and other regulations.

"There are 5-8 thousand teachers who will be trained to teach this local content," said Syahril. He said that his party had conducted comparative studies in several areas in West Java, Central Java, to Bali. Furthermore, Syahril on the occasion also expressed his gratitude to the Malay community in Riau, to President Joko Widodo who has given the Riau people wider access to the management of oil mines through the company. Previously, Syahril assessed that the access of Riau's indigenous people to the oil mining managed by Chevron was minimal. However, in the future, Syahril hopes that the government can facilitate and continue to improve the welfare of indigenous peoples in Riau, both in the form of land use customary land used as oil palm plantations, or used for mining sand on the coast, while preserving the environment.