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77392
Fri, 08/28/2009 - 15:24
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TWENTY-SEVEN INDONESIAN YOUTHS VISITING PERTH
Brisbane, Aug. 28 (ANTARA) - Some 27 Indonesian youths have been on a five-day visit in Perth since August 26, 2009, to strengthen relations between Indonesia and Australia.
The group was received by Western Australia's Premier Colin Barnett at Parliament Building in Perth on August 26, said Ricky Suhendar, deputy consul at the Indonesian Consulate in Perth, on Friday.
They also held meetings with Western Australia's youth affairs minister and people involved in creative industries, Suhendar said.
"In accordance with the program's theme, namely creative, innovative, and prosperous - we took them to visit creative industries, such as graphic design and film media," he said.
They also visited Perth College, the School of Isolated Distance Education (SIDE), and the Perth Zoo which has established cooperation in orangutan preservation and breeding with the Indonesian forestry ministry.
According to Suhendar, one orangutan baby called Temara was born in Perth Zoo and two years ago Temara was sent back to her habitat on Sumatra Island.
The 27 youths visiting Perth are part of a delegation of 80 young and gifted Indonesian students from all regions of the country, who left Indonesia for Australia on August 25, 2009, as part of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Young Ambassadors Program.
The program from August 24 to 29, 2009 divides the students into three groups to visit either Melbourne, Sydney or Perth, and is aimed at strengthening understanding and links among the peoples of both countries.***
The group was received by Western Australia's Premier Colin Barnett at Parliament Building in Perth on August 26, said Ricky Suhendar, deputy consul at the Indonesian Consulate in Perth, on Friday.
They also held meetings with Western Australia's youth affairs minister and people involved in creative industries, Suhendar said.
"In accordance with the program's theme, namely creative, innovative, and prosperous - we took them to visit creative industries, such as graphic design and film media," he said.
They also visited Perth College, the School of Isolated Distance Education (SIDE), and the Perth Zoo which has established cooperation in orangutan preservation and breeding with the Indonesian forestry ministry.
According to Suhendar, one orangutan baby called Temara was born in Perth Zoo and two years ago Temara was sent back to her habitat on Sumatra Island.
The 27 youths visiting Perth are part of a delegation of 80 young and gifted Indonesian students from all regions of the country, who left Indonesia for Australia on August 25, 2009, as part of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Young Ambassadors Program.
The program from August 24 to 29, 2009 divides the students into three groups to visit either Melbourne, Sydney or Perth, and is aimed at strengthening understanding and links among the peoples of both countries.***
