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September

 

                                                                                                                                  

Autonomous rail transit (ART) was featured at a state event on August 17, 2024, in Nusantara, North Penajam Paser District, East Kalimantan Province. ANTARA/Nyaman Bagus Purwaniawan/aa.

 

 

VOI News, Jakarta: Indonesian Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has emphasized the importance of synergy and collaboration among all regions in building Indonesia's transportation system to ensure its effective and integrated development.

"Indonesia needs connectivity that reaches not only urban areas but also rural areas, coastal areas, valleys, and mountains," Minister Budi Karya Sumadi, according to a statement released by his ministry on Friday.

As reported by Antara News Agency on Saturday (7/9), speaking at the Hub Talks event titled "Online Transportation Paradigm: Integrated and Online-Based," Sumadi highlighted the need for cooperation between the central and regional governments as well as all transportation sector stakeholders to advance transportation development throughout the country.

Moreover, Minister Sumadi noted that over the past decade, transportation development has followed an Indonesia-centric approach.

"We have been instructed by the President not to be Java-centric, but to focus on Indonesia-centric development," he noted.

During the same discussion, Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian emphasized that regional leaders must shift their mindset and plan beyond their term in office.

Karnavian underscored that effective and efficient transportation development must be sustainable.

"We need to encourage governors and other regional leaders to adopt a long-term development mindset," he said.

He also emphasized that it is crucial for transportation systems in all regions to keep pace with the latest technological advancements and environmentally friendly technologies.

"I hope our public transportation can be high-tech, sustainable, environmentally friendly, effective, efficient, safe, and affordable for the community," Karnavian stated.

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September

 

 

Head of the Antara East Kalimantan Bureau Imam Santoso (left) handed over a book to the Head of the Presidential Communication Office, Hasan Nasbi, at the LKBN Antara office in Nusantara, Friday (September 6, 2024). (ANTARA/M Ghofar/rst)

 

VOI News, Jakarta: The newly formed Presidential Communications Office started surveying land in Indonesia's new capital city (IKN) Nusantara to build its office, along with other ministries and institutions.

"We have surveyed several locations in IKN. There are several suitable locations, but we must ensure it first and then propose the idea," Head of the Presidential Communications Office Hasan Nasbi stated on Friday (6/9).

As reported by Antara News Agency on Saturday (7/9), while surveying the office's construction location, Nasbi and his entourage also visited several locations in IKN, including the Presidential Palace, the Core Government Center Area (KIPP), reservoirs, and the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) housing.

When asked about the duties and functions of his new office, Nasbi explained that his office serves to bridge communication between the president and the public on information related to presidential policies, various programs being implemented, and others.

"We act as a bridge. The president cannot meet the media every day. However, there may be some questions that we cannot answer, such as political issues that must be answered directly by the president," he pointed out.

Moreover,Nasbi  explained that his inauguration by President Joko Widodo to take office on August 19 was meant for the remaining 2019-2024 term. Thus, his side immediately took various actions, such as preparing the establishment of an office, organization, and others.

"In the future, after being inaugurated by the new president (Prabowo Subianto), we will immediately work to oversee eight missions and 17 programs, including free lunch and milk in schools and Islamic boarding schools and nutritional assistance for toddlers and pregnant women," Nasbi conveyed.

After surveying the land for the construction of the Presidential Communications Office, Nasbi and his entourage visited the Command Center, a working space for state-owned media companies, Perum LKBN ANTARA, RRI, and TVRI in IKN.

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August

A number of foreign tourists learn to make batik at Mahkota Batik Laweyan in Solo, Central Java, on May 5, 2024. ANTARAFOTO/Maulana Surya/nym

 

VOINews, Jakarta:  Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Minister Nadiem Anwar Makarim has invited the public to support the internationalization of the Indonesian language.

He made this call at the Festival Handai Indonesia (FHI) in Bali on Friday, noting the growing interest among foreigners in learning Indonesian.

"I urge the public to support and continue our efforts to internationalize the Indonesian language. We are committed to advancing the esteemed Indonesian civilization on the global stage," he said, referring to the Indonesian Language Courses for Foreign Speakers (BIPA) program.

As quoted by Antara News Agency on Friday (30/8), the program, initiated by his ministry and carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, aims to promote the language internationally.

FHI 2024 attracted participants from 78 countries, despite BIPA institutions being present in only 55 countries.

"The establishment of FHI since 2020 has been a strategic move to encourage foreign speakers to engage more enthusiastically with our language. I am proud to witness the growing global interest in studying Indonesian over the past five years," the minister conveyed.

He further noted that there are currently more than 173 thousand foreign speakers learning Indonesian at 543 institutions offering BIPA.

A series of efforts to internationalize Indonesian have also yielded results with the inclusion of Indonesian as one of the 10 official languages at the UNESCO General Assembly.

"This is the only Southeast Asian language (represented at the assembly). This recognition is a crucial moment for Indonesian to evolve into a global language," Makarim said.

According to him, Bahasa Indonesia has the potential to become a global language, bridging people across the world and serving as a language of science and technology, while also adapting to the changes brought by time.

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August

The Gorontalo Whale Shark Festival 2024 in Bone Bolango, District, Gorontalo Province, on Saturday (August 31, 2024). (ANTARA/HO-Diskominfotik Provinsi Gorontalo)
 
 

 

VOI News, Jakarta: Gorontalo provincial government, Indonesia is holding the Whale Shark Festival 2024 in Botubarani Tourism Village, Bone Bolango regency, on Saturday in commemoration of International Whale Shark Day celebrated every August 30.

As quoted by Antara News Agency on Saturday (31/8), the festival features a variety of activities, including a micro, small, and medium enterprises bazaar, a kids' coloring competition, fish grilling, and the handover of fish aggregating devices to the host village.

In the government's statement cited in Gorontalo, Head of the Tourism Office of Gorontalo, Ariyanto Husain, pointed out that the festival, being held for the first time, also aims to boost the province's tourism sector.

"Whale sharks in Botubarani Village have been the icon of special interest tourism in Gorontalo Province. We are holding a festival this year in an attempt to promote the village's appeal apart from activities related to whale sharks," he conveyed.

He then pointed to limited activities carried out in the Botubarani waters, as the area is designated as a conservation zone.

Husain further  remarked that the provincial government had been encouraging residents to make the most of the region's tourism appeal while focusing on environmental sustainability.

"Hopefully, we will be able to continue to promote this festival and make improvements in its subsequent editions in the following years," he  explained.

Meanwhile, speaking on behalf of Gorontalo Acting Governor Rudy Salahuddin, an official from the Gorontalo Regional Secretariat, Yosef Koton, expressed hope that the province would continue to bear witness to the festival in the years to come.

He also underlined the need for all relevant stakeholders to work creatively and make innovations to bring progress to Gorontalo's tourism sector.

Citing data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS), the tourism sector has contributed only 2.4 percent to the province's regional gross domestic product.

"Bearing that in mind, we must work together. It is vital that we develop our whale shark tourism the way East Nusa Tenggara's Labuan Bajo, North Sulawesi's Likupang, and other tourism destinations are promoted," he stressed.