A. News Item
4 November from University of Riau
on 4th of November ago, indonesia staged a massive demonstration. This action was motivated by a case of blasphemy by Mr. Ahok as a governor of DKI Jakarta.
It also happened in Riau. some students of University of Riau (UR) did the same action with located near from a mental hospital,Tampan (Grace Amelia, Faculty Economic of UR). They said that this action is a form of their defense of religion was insulted by Mr. Ahok.
B. Report Text
Pekanbaru City
Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau province. The city which has 12 districts and 83 villages is a city of trade and services, including as a city with a growth rate, migration and urbanization are high. Its population reaches 1.1 million in 2016. Pekanbaru itself has been developing well. The city which number 10 of the biggest cities in Indonesia has unic sides that make Pekanbaru different from the other cities in Indonesia.
Geography of Pekanbaru has a strategic position in the path East Sumatera, connected with several cities such as Medan, Padang and Jambi. With the administrative area, it is flanked by Siak regency on the north and east, while the west and south by the District of Kampar. Pekanbaru is included to tropical climate with maximum temperatures ranging between 34.1 ° C to 35.6 ° C and minimum temperature between 20.2 ° C to 23.0 ° C.
Beside that, caused Pekanbaru is the city with imigrant and urbanization are high, making Pekanbaru has many kinds of ethics. In 2014, Pekanbaru has become the fourth most populous city in Sumatra after Medan, Palembang, and Bandar Lampung. Based on census 2010, compotition of ethics in Pekanbaru is won by Minangnese with 37,96 %, Malaynese 26,10 %, Java 15,70 %, Bataknese11,06 %, Tionghoa2,5 %, the others 6,7 %. It also influences the religion there, like Muslim as the biggest in Pekanbaru, next Christian, Buddhist and so on.
C. Discussion Text
Bertuah or Madani?
Pekanbaru is one of biggest city in Riau. It also as a capital city of Riau province. Almost all of people know Pekanbaru with slogan is "Pekanbaru Kota Bertuah". But, when Firdaus-Ayat as a mayor of Pekanbary, the slogan be "Pekanbaru Kota Madani". The new slogan becomes a major topic to discuss among society.
This slogan as a program and vision-mission of our mayor that to make Pekanbaru as Madani City. The Pro points of this case are as follow:
1. to support our mayor's vision-mission.
2. to make a new point of view.
3. as a good program of our mayor.
on the other side, the new slogan of Pekanbaru become a big controversy. The contra points are:
1. almost all people know Pekanbaru as Kota Bertuah. Its not just a slogan but has fully meaning and historical meaning.
2. if just a program to make Pekanbaru as Madani City just make it as a program without change the old slogan of Pekanbaru.
3. this case no transparation to us(society).
4. Bertuah is a manlinnes of Pekanbaru.
In conclusion, we have to keep the old slogan because its the truthly identity of Pekanbaru.
