Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) attended the "Apel Siaga NTB Bangun Kembali" (West Nusa Tenggara/NTB rises again) ceremony at the Gunung Sari Football field, West Lombok District, at 8 a.m local time.

The president started his program on the second day of his visit to NTB province with attending the NTB Bangun Kembali ceremony on Monday, Deputy for Protocol, Press and the Media of the Presidential Secretariat Bey Machmudin said.

After attending the ceremony, the head of state and entourage will review the construction of houses of the Healthy Modest Instantaneous House (RISHA) program in Kekait village, Gunung Sari Subdistric, West Lombok District, NTB.

In the afternoon, the President and his entourage will visit SMP Negeri 6 junior high school and Regional General Hospital of Mataram.

After reviewing the two public facilities, the President will return to Jakarta by the Indonesia-1 Presidential Aircraft through Lombok International Airport, Central Lombok District.

The president on the previous day departed to Lombok to ensure that post-earthquake handling was going well in the NTB region.

He did not even attend the closing ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games and only greeted via a teleconference the audience at the Bung Karno Main Stadium.

Yet, before leaving for Lombok on Sunday, the President had handed over the government promised bonuses to Indonesian athletes, coaches and officials.

Reporting by Hanni Sofia
Editing by Suharto
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