Residents in Aceh at the Festival of the culture of Japan

BANDA ACEH, KOMPAS.com — hundreds of citizens in the province of Aceh to witness Japan culture festival organized Association of Alumni of Japan (Persada) in AAC Dayan Dawood Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh.

The Chairman of the Committee for the organizers, M Faisal, in Banda Aceh, Wednesday (2/3/2011), says, this cultural festival themed "friendship and culture, Eratkan and Sinambungkan".

"The Festival was held to introduce the culture of Japan to the people of Indonesia, particularly Aceh residents, to deepen the relationship of the two countries," said M Faisal.

His activities that opened Japan Consul, Yuji Hamada, it was also never implemented two years ago and got a good response from the public, especially students.

In addition to rolling out a variety of art from Japan, the Committee shared the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Jakarta will also provide an explanation of the study of D-3, S-1, S-2, and S-3 as well as scholarships to Japan.

"Japan Culture Festival which we conducted this year is more vibrant than ever before," said Faisal.

On the festival which takes place one day it will also be implemented talk show culture and education between Japan and the Japan Consul alumni in Aceh.

The Committee also held a movie bereng, coloring contest, demo Japan character and cuisine, food bazar, origami workshop demo tea ceremony, summer kimono, photo and art exhibition.

Foreign Residents Affirm Imanda Not Australian

Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said the Australian government had confirmed that Amalia Imanda name is not listed as an Australian citizen.

"This morning I have received confirmation from the Australian government that the name does not exist as a list of Australian citizens," Marty said after meeting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, on Friday.

Marty said it was a maze of related news concerning the death of a citizen named Imanda Amalia caused unrest in Egypt.

Besides Australia, Marty also asserted, UN Aid for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) also have confirmed that the name was not listed as an employee of that organization.

Marty did not want to say much about it. When asked whether information on the death of citizens is only falsehood, Marty just smiled.

"We take the silver lining," said Marty Short.

Previously it was rumored that Imanda died while on duty representing the UNRWA. There was also news that Imanda is an Australian citizen of Indonesian descent.

UNRWA has been confirmed that Imanda Amalia (28) who reportedly died in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday (2 / 2), not the staff of such institutions as reported one of the media in Indonesia.

"It's not. He is not one of his staff of UNRWA," UNRWA spokesman Christopher Gunness in correspondence with AFP from Jakarta, Thursday (3 / 2).

Gunness has repeatedly asserted, "Nothing I can say anymore than that he is not working for UNRWA."

The same thing also submitted a spokesman for UNRWA in Jerusalem, Sami Mshasha, who said there was no record of Imanda as one of the employees of the UN humanitarian agencies.

"Based on the results of our search and research, Imanda never listed as an employee of UNRWA," she said.