JAKARTA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- In coordination with regional governments, Indonesian tourism ministry scheduled a list of traditional festivals, sport tourism and other tourism activities throughout April and May this year as part of efforts in complying with targets set in the sector.
Indonesian Tourism Minister Arief Yahya said that parts of the 22 events scheduled during the two months was a major session to commemorate the two-century anniversary of Tambora volcano's devastating eruption.
The commemoration is scheduled in April.
The event, called Tambora Greets the World, would continue the ones held in the last two years in Indonesia's eastern region of West Nusa Tenggara province's Dompu regency.
It would be filled by cultural attractions and related events in the conservancy-planned site for domestic and international mountaineering.
"The event would also be part of 2017 Visit Lombok Sumbawa program," the minister said here on Friday.
Tambora eruption in April 1815 was regarded as the most devastating one in modern history of mankind.
The volcanic ash from Tambora eruption covered the hemisphere and blocked the sunshine, resulting in several parts of the world experiencing extreme climate change.
The minister said that in the nation's western region, sport tourism activities, comprised of 10K Marathon and cycling, have also been planned in Aceh province. Domestic and foreign athletes were expected to take part in the events scheduled in mid April.
In Aceh's nearby province of North Sumatra, provincial government has scheduled tourism events throughout the year called 2017 Horas Samosir Fiesta, featured with various festivals and international marathon championship around the Jurassic Lake Toba.
Elsewhere in central part of the nation, the ministry also scheduled Enchanting Tomini Bay week in early April. The event is expected to spoil divers during the best period to enjoy undersea scenery in Indonesia's award-winning Sulawesi waters.
Indonesia has been engaging its utmost to bolster the tourism sector since it has been declared as the nation's core business, replacing the previous oil and gas, coal and palm oil industry.
Through the coordinated efforts carried out by related ministries and agencies, Indonesia expects to par with countries in Southeast Asia region in tapping benefits from tourism sector to propel their economies.
Indonesia saw increasing foreign visitor arrivals in the last few years with more than 12 million recorded last year. The nation has set targets to see 15 million ones this year and 20 million ones by 2019 respectively.
Roma suffered a 1-0 defeat at Napoli to see their gap with Italian Serie A leaders Juventus widened to 14 points on Sudnay.
Jose Callejon leapt highest to head home Faouzi Ghoulam's superb cross from the left wing and sealed the win just nine minutes from time.
Things did not look rosy for Roma in the first half as midfielder Kevin Strootman limped off with an injury.
The game was full of missed chances and it came down to Callejon to settle matters late on Marcelo Brozovic World Cup Jersey , inflicting Roma's second league defeat of the season.
Napoli head coach Rafa Benitez said his side can treasure their victory over Roma.
"We've seen many games that Napoli played well and didn't win, so to beat a strong side like Roma I think we ought to be happy," he said.
"I think we are the only team this season who have beaten Roma twice. That must mean we are doing something right," he added.
Roma head coach Rudi Garcia rued his side's wasted chances and conceded that they could not catch up with Juventus who beat Fiorentina 1-0 at home.
"We had many scoring opportunities and only missed that little bit of luck to convert them," he said.
"We played with character and maturity, so I don't think the defeat was deserved. We saw tonight that in football the best team doesn't always win," he said.
He acknowledged that Juventus have won this season's Serie A title.
"Mathematically the Scudetto race isn't over, but realistically it is. There's a huge gap," he said.
With their win over Fiorentina, Juventus equalled the Serie A mark of 14 consecutive home wins, a record set by Torino in the 1975-76 season.
Kwadwo Asamoah scored the only goal in the 42nd minute as Juventus drew first blood in their triple-header with Vincenzo Montella's side.
The sides are set to meet three times in less than a fortnight, with Sunday's Serie A clash to be followed by two encounters in the UEFA Europa League last 16.
Juventus head coach Antonio Conte was delighted with the performance of his side who allowed few chances to Fiorentina.
"We played the first half at a high level, then after the break we dropped back in part due to fatigue after international duty," he said.
"We allowed Fiorentina only one chance to score, rarely ran risks and held out pretty well," he said.
He praised his side have done a good job on their way to the third consecutive Serie A title.
"We did well to win the first Scudetto unbeaten, while last season only Inter and Sampdoria got the better of us. This term we are pretty winning too," he said.
"There are still 11 rounds to go, but we are 50 per cent Champions of Italy. We're going at an extraordinary pace, but they're not letting up behind us either," he added.
Lazio lost to Atalanta 1-0 at a sparsely populated Stadio Olimpico as their fans staged a stay-away protest against club president Claudio Lotito.
Despite the result Lazio remain in eighth after Torino were beaten 1-0 by Inter, with Rodrigo Palacio heading the winner.
Sampdoria staged a spectacular comeback as they scored four second-half goals to recover from 2-0 down to seal a 4-2 home victory over Livorno. The away side remain in the final relegation place and two points adrift of safety.
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