Kuala Lumpur - Minister of Yourth and Sports Andi Malarangeng officially opend the a sports week for Indonesian students studying in Malaysia along with providing a contribution of Rp40 million for the sports week.
"Actually the main tasks of the students to study, but they must also not forget sports," he said at the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday.
Indonesian ambassador to Malaysia Da’i Bachtiar was also present on the occasion. Minister Andi Malarangeng also attended the opening of the 2nd Asean School Games 2010 in Kuala Lumpur. Indonesia sent 165 athletes and officials in the nine of the 11 branches of sports being competed.
Andi also had a meeting with his Malaysian counterpart for talks on cooperation between the youths of the two countries and for closer relations between the two nations, especially that Asean agreed to become one community in 2015, in which Indonesia and Malaysia are two countries acting as driving powers in Asean.
Chairman of the Indonesian students association in Malaysia Muhamad Hamidi said the branches of sports in which the Indonesian students are taking part are basketball, volleyball and badminton. He added that besides getting assistance of Andi Malarangeng the sports week also get assistance from the Indonesian embassy.
Source: http://english.kompas.com