Kezia Leony

Pawai obor Asian Games 2018 dimulai pada pertengahan bulan Juli. Kegiatan pawai ini bermula dari India, di mana pada tahun 1951 India menjadi tuan rumah Asian Games pertama. Obor Asian Games 2018 ini adalah hasil dari perpaduan antara budaya Jakarta dan Palembang. Desain obor ini merupakan perpaduan dua alat beladiri tradisional dari Betawi (Jakarta) yakni golok dan Palembang yakni skin. Desain tersebut mencerminkan semangat untuk terus mengasah diri dan melambangkan persatuan. Obor Asian Games 2018 ini dirancang oleh Panitia Pelaksana (INASGOC). Obor tersebut memiliki tinggi 600 mm dan lebar 35-90 mm, dengan berat kosong 1600 gram. Saat obor terisi penuh dengan bahan bakar gas propane, beratnya akan menjadi 1725 gram. Nyala api pada obor tersebut menggunakan cermin parabola dengan sinar matahari. Dalam pawai obor Asian Games pada tahun ini, Provinsi Sumatera Selatan menciptakan rekor jarak tempuh terjauh, dengan jarak 24 km dan melintasi 6 kabupaten lainnya di Sumatera Selatan. ...

Prince Diponegoro also known as Dipanegara, was a Javanese prince who opposed the Dutch colonial rule. He was born 11 November 1785 in Yogyakarta and died on 8 January 1855. He was the oldest son of the Yogyakartan Sultan Hamengkubuwono III. Prince Diponegoro became famous because he played an important role in the Java War between 1825 and 1830. Diponegoro rejected his father wish to appoint him to be a king because he remembered that his mother was not an empress. He was more interested in religious and populist life. His rebellion against the palace began from the leadership od Sultan Hamengkubuwana V. At that time, Diponegoro became one of the guardian members who accompanied the 3 years old Hamengkubuwana V. During his youth at the Yogyakartan court, the British invasion of Java, and subsequent return to Dutch rule. In 1812 however he was once removed from the throne and exiled off-Java by the British forces. In 1830 Diponegoro’s military was a good as beaten and negotiation...