CELEBRATION OF MOTHERS DAY - HOME OF SANTA IN FINLAND - SOCCER DAVID BECKHAM

Hello and welcome to the english news service airing live with news from home and also the world. To day is Monday the 22-rd of December President Susilo Bambang Yudoyono attends mother's day celebration here in Jakarta. And now the news in detail.

President Susilo Bambang Yudoyono attended the 80th celebration of "mothers day" and the start of creative Indonesia year 2009. The president was accompanied by his wife, Ani Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla also his wife Mufidah Kalla. According to the information obtained from the women's empowerment ministry public relations division. The theme of this year's celebration shows that women are not only mothers in families but also the prime educators.

The celebration of mother's day commemorated the start of the first Indonesian women's congress on December 22-nd 1928 in which Indonesian women showed their role in shaping a free Indonesia and defending that freedom. Awards were given to Prof. Sri Kumalaningsih, Irawati M. Sudiarso and Djuliati Kamal as women of the year in their respective fields.

An M-O-U was signed between The Ministry of Health, The State Ministry of Women's Empowerment and The Ministry of Manpower on increased time for breastfeed during workhours. This is meant to fulfill women's right as workers and encourage breastfeeding in Indonesia.

And now we go to Northern Finland which is the home of Santa Claus. The image of Santa's home lapland as a winter wonderland is under threat. In the past 10 years. There have been some clear signs of global warming with winter arriving later and the number of extremely cold days declining.

Rovaniemi in Northern Finland which is the home of Santa Claus has built up a large industry around the Santa Village with reindeer safaris husky driving and of cource a visit to Santa. It is one of the largest employers in an area where unemployment is traditionally hight.

Every day during the busy Christmas season, thousands of people arrive in the village at the artict curcle some 2,600 km from the NorthPole. Lately the winters have been getting warmer and the all important snow no longer a certainty which could affect the popularity of The Santa experience. .....sound up to atmosfer......

Arround half a million visitors from all over the world jet in around Christmas for a day trip visiting Santa learning to drive huskies, tasting local delicacies and hoping to see the northern lights. Over the years, the Santa business has become a vital driver for the economy in lapland.

About 500 Santa helpers work work in Rovaniemi, a town of 60,000 where in 2006 the unemployment rate was 14 per cent, far above the national average of 7,7 per cent. Already plans are being made on how to gope with a warmer climate to make sure customers get their money worth.

One idea is to make extra snow with snow guns to ensure reindeer and husky rides, to plan safaries and the routes differently so that no unfrozen rivers need to be crossed in order to get to reindeer farms and designing a new content for Christmas progams. ......sound up.....atmosfer....back to newscaster.

And now sport in Italy. The soccer star David Beckham sent his fans into frenzy he made his deubt on the pitch at AC Milan. Beckham who joins the serie a club in January on two month loan during the U.S close season. Watched from the stands the last game before Christmas festivity between an injury riddled AC Milan and Udinese.

The 33-year-old was disappointed that the transfer wondow meant he could not play against Udinese where he would have had a good chance of starting givena midfield injury crisis. Before the kick off, Beckham received his new Milan shirt reading 32 while his football mates stood in the middle of the pitch.

The Englishmen saw a thrilling game where Brazilians Alexandre Pato and Kaka both scored twice for Milan. Milan is in third place in serie A behind leaders internazionale and Juventus.

That's all three news for today. Be sure to join me again tomorrow. I'am hidup sehat with Reiki hope you the readers of this blog alway in a good condition. Thank you for watching and goodbye.