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20178
Fri, 09/19/2008 - 14:35
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PRESIDENT TAKES PART IN PADDY HARVEST IN TASIKMALAYA
Tasikmalaya, Sept 19 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono took part in a paddy harvest and held a dialog with farmers in Pamayongan village in Kadipaten, Tasikmalaya district, West Java, on Friday.
Accompanied by First Lady Ani Yudhoyono, West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan, and Tasikmalaya district head Tatang Farhanul Hakim, the head of state arrived at the location at 9 am.
Among cabinet ministers who accompanied the president on the occasion were Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo AS, Cabinet Secretary Sudi Silalahi, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriantono, and Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari.
After performing Friday prayers at noon, the president and his entourage would proceed to Bandung to attend a seminar on national defense at the National Defense Forces (TNI)'s Staff and Command School before attending a fast-breaking gathering at sunset.
Earlier, in his visit to Cipasing Islamic boarding school in Tasikmalaya on Thursday, the head of state called on all parties to reflect on and learn lessons from the past 10 years of reform.
Speaking before leaders of Islamic boarding schools from across East Priangan, West Java, at a fast-breaking gathering at Cipasing boarding school, Yudhoyono called on all Islamic boarding school leaders to improve the quality of their schools.
"Improve the quality of education in Islamic boarding schools," he said adding that "the government has already proposed increasing the budget for education up to Rp220 trillion in the next budget," he said.
He said the central and regional governments would divide fairly the education budget for general and religious schools. "I have also met with leaders of the boarding schools from across East Priangan and asked them to manage their schools in a better way," he said.
Accompanied by First Lady Ani Yudhoyono, West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan, and Tasikmalaya district head Tatang Farhanul Hakim, the head of state arrived at the location at 9 am.
Among cabinet ministers who accompanied the president on the occasion were Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Widodo AS, Cabinet Secretary Sudi Silalahi, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriantono, and Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari.
After performing Friday prayers at noon, the president and his entourage would proceed to Bandung to attend a seminar on national defense at the National Defense Forces (TNI)'s Staff and Command School before attending a fast-breaking gathering at sunset.
Earlier, in his visit to Cipasing Islamic boarding school in Tasikmalaya on Thursday, the head of state called on all parties to reflect on and learn lessons from the past 10 years of reform.
Speaking before leaders of Islamic boarding schools from across East Priangan, West Java, at a fast-breaking gathering at Cipasing boarding school, Yudhoyono called on all Islamic boarding school leaders to improve the quality of their schools.
"Improve the quality of education in Islamic boarding schools," he said adding that "the government has already proposed increasing the budget for education up to Rp220 trillion in the next budget," he said.
He said the central and regional governments would divide fairly the education budget for general and religious schools. "I have also met with leaders of the boarding schools from across East Priangan and asked them to manage their schools in a better way," he said.
