SEA Games torch finally arrives in Palembang

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 11/07/2011 9:47 AM

Having been paraded across the country during the last two weeks, the SEA Games torch arrived in Palembang on Monday morning. The South Sumatran city is its final destination.

The torch, leaving Jakarta on Saturday evening, reached Palembang via Musi River on board the Tunas Wisesa 3 ship.

The torch arrived in the South Sumatra capital at about 5 a.m., with former badminton player Icuk Sugiarto scheduled to deliver the torch to South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin at Boom Baru Port in Palembang at midday.

The torch will be paraded around Palembang by 36 runners from South Sumatra, before being stationed at the Jakabaring Sport City complex, where the 26th Games will be officiated.

The torch was lit from an eternal flame in Merapen, Central Java, on Oct. 23, before being paraded from Borobudur Temple in Central Java, to Yogyakarta, Semarang, Komodo Island in East Nusa Tenggara, Jayapura, Makassar, Balikpapan, Samarinda and Jakarta.

SEA Games torch arrives in Makassar

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 10/31/2011 1:44 PM

The 2011 SEA Games torch arrived in Makassar on Monday after it began its journey across the country eight days ago.

The torch was lit by the “eternal flame” source in Manggarmas village in Godong, East Java, on October 23.

It then traveled to Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Nusa Tenggara and Papua before reaching the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar.

The torch was handed over by Papua SEA Games torch envoy Meli Mofu to Makassar torch envoy Arif Taufan Samsudin, at Hasanuddin Airport in Makassar, Antara reported.

Arif then handed the torch to South Sulawesi Governor Syahrul Yasin Limpo. The torch stayed at the governor’s residence for a few hours before being paraded across the city, including at Losari beach, and ended its Makassar trip at the local office of the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI).

The torch will later be paraded around Maluku, East Kalimantan and Jakarta before arriving in Palembang, South Sumatra, where the 26th SEA Games will be officially opened.

The regional sports event is scheduled to run from Nov. 11 to 22.