KUANTAN SINGINGI, RIAU – International performer Melly Mike, alongside Dikha, โฃconcluded the 2025 Pathway Festival in Kuansing Regency, Riau Province, onโ sunday, August โ24th, expressing deepโ thankfulness for Indonesian hospitality.
Melly Mike energized the final night of โthe festival, a celebration centered around the customary boat race known asโ Pacu Jalur. โPrior to leaving the stage, Mike โconveyedโค her gratitude for the โคwarm reception from the โIndonesian people, specifically those inโข Kuansing.
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“To the people ofโ Indonesia adn Kuansing, you have my heart,” Mike stated, as reported by the Kuantan Singingi communications and Informatics Office (Diskominfok) on YouTube.
Mike described feeling welcomed by Indonesians as โher arrival in Riau, attributing โคthe warmth and kindness of the local people to a feeling of coming home.
“Ever sence I arrived, youโค have made me feel I have been accepted.The good,โฃ smiles, and generosityโฃ ofโฃ your heart, โreally feel like โmakingโข me โคback โto my ownโข house,” she said.
She requested that the Indonesian audience โview her not merely as a guest, but as someone genuinely invested in the well-being of Kuantan โขSingingi.
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Melly Mike and Dikha’s performance โคat the closing of theโข Kuansing Pacu Jalur festival, Sunday (8/24/2025). Photo: Riau Regional police
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“Iโ don’t feel anythingโค but love here and I hope you see me not only as a guest, but see me as โa โperson who really caresโค about this place, because you are all like family,” she added.
Mikeโค expressed โคgratitudeโฃ for the opportunity to participate โขin the Pacu Jalur event, โdescribing it as an honorโข and voicing her โhope for a return visitโ toโ Indonesia.
“Being in Riauโฃ is partโ of โthe โrunway is something that I will always be grateful for,thisโ is an honor,thank you for accepting me. I really hope to be back again one day,”โ she said.
Concluding her โperformance, Melly Mike sent her love to the audience and offered a greeting in the local dialect, shouting “Kayuah!”โค – a term associatedโ with the traditional racing kayaks.
“I really love you all, greetings Kayuah!” she exclaimed.
(May/KNV)
