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Source: The Age Australia
Hawaiian Bruce Irons has claimed his first world surfing tour event title by winning the Rip Curl Pro Search in Indonesia.
Irons beat fellow Hawaiian Fredrick Patacchia in the final in 1.5 metre waves to win the sixth of 11 stops on this year’s tour.
The 28-year-old, who took out Australians Mick Fanning and Ben Dunn en-route to the final, plans to quit the tour at the end of the year.
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Asia-Pacific News
By DPA
Aug 1, 2008, 10:14 GMT
Jakarta - The number of foreign tourists that visited Indonesia in the first half of 2008 rose 11.66 per cent to 2.9 million compared with the same period last year, a senior official said Friday.
Rusman Hermawan, chief of the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics, said the number of foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia in June stood at 529,100, or an increase by 3.95 per cent over the previous month and an increase of 6.22 per cent over the same month last year when 498,100 tourists visited the country.
Indonesia has targeted 7 million foreign visitors this year, owing to the 15-million-dollar Visit Indonesia Year 2008 programme launched late last year, and expected to earn up to 6.4 billion dollars in foreign exchange.
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Jumlah wisatawan mancanegara (wisman) yang berkunjung ke Indonesia pada Juni 2008 mencapai 529.064 orang, mengalami kenaikan sebesar 6,22 persen dibanding bulan yang sama tahun sebelumnya. Sedangkan jika dibanding Mei 2008, jumlah wisman Juni 2008 juga mengalami kenaikan sebesar 3,95 persen, yaitu dari 508.955 orang menjadi 529.064 orang.
Sementara itu jumlah wisman yang datang melalui 11 pintu masuk utama pada Juni 2008 mengalami kenaikan 9,03 persen dibanding bulan Juni 2007 yaitu dari 408.029 orang menjadi 444.870 orang, begitu pula jika dibanding Mei 2008 jumlah wisman mengalami kenaikan sebesar 3,87 persen. Jumlah wisman yang datang melalui pintu masuk Ngurah Rai pada Juni 2008 juga mengalami kenaikan jika dibanding bulan yang sama tahun 2007, yaitu dari 151.334 orang menjadi 178.258 orang atau naik 17,79 persen. Begitu pula jika dibanding Mei 2008, jumlah wisman ke Bali pada Juni 2008 naik 6,52 persen.
Sumber: Badan Pusat Statistik Indonesia
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1st Asian Beach Games
Indonesia will make history from the 18th – 26th of October 2008 when it plays host to the first Asian Beach Games in the world. Bali will become the venue of this international event which will see 45 countries participating with over 10,000 athletes, officials, media and volunteers all flocking to the Island of the Gods for this world class event.
The Asian Beach Games is the first of its kind in the region andwill mark the largest of its kind in the world. The multi-sport event will be held every two years and celebrates cooperation and unity despite differences where athletes from a wide variety of nations in Asia are able to travel, meet new people, and bring back memories about the rest of the world to their home nations.The Asian Beach Games forges unity and friendship between member nations by joining athletes, trainers, and officials together.
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July 31, 2008 - 6:05AM
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Championship leader Kelly Slater has scored a two-wave total of 19.17 in a brilliant first-round performance in the world surfing event in Indonesia.
Slater has pulled off a remarkable double barrel on a solid eight-foot set to gain a perfect 10 wave score.
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