South Sumatra to Held the 26th SEA Games Opening Ceremony

Tuesday 14^th April 2009,

South Sumatra willing to held the opening ceremony for the 26^th SEA Games in Palembang. They believe the ceremony will be successful.

South Sumatra is one of the hosts for the event, along with West Java, Central Java and Jakarta. According to Mr. H Alex Noerdin, governor for South Sumatra, Palembang will hold eight sports. "I am sure the event will turn out great because we have the experiences of hosting a number of sports event for the past years, such as: PON XVI and other national sport tournaments."