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North Sulawesi has 3 lakes which become major tourism destinations. One of them is Moat Lake which is located in East Bolaang Mongondow regency. It’s is volcanic lake which is in natural preservation area of Mt. Ambang at altitude 1,100 meters above the sea level.

To get to the lake, you can go from Manado through Trans Sulawesi to Gorontalo until arriving at Kotamubagu City. The trip from Manado to Kotamobagu City takes around 3-4 hours by car.

There is no public transportation. So, it is better for you to rent a car from Manado. The name of the lake from Mongondow language is Mo'oat which means "land that appears on the middle of the water".

When you are at Moat Lake, you will be welcomed by fresh air with beautiful panorama and it  spoils your eyes and makes you be amazed on the beauty of Moat Lake.

The clear water of the lake which is combined with natural scenery at surrounding the lake, will make you relaxed. You can catch fresh fish here, such as golden fish. The lake is also the habitat for Sidat Sogili fish which is a rare fish.

There is a small island on the middle of the lake which can be reached by rental boat. To enjoy the view of the lake can be from stage’s house and hut at surrounding the lake. If you love wild atmosphere, you can set a tent at the edge of the lake.  

Faculty of Engineering of Jenderal Soedirman University cooperates with Japan International Cooperation Agency to conduct a research related to mitigation of landslide disaster. Lecturer of Geology Disaster Mitigation of Jenderal Soedirman University, Dr. Indra Permanajati in Purwokerto, Central Java on Thursday said that the cooperation includes mutual research related to landslide mitigation in Banyumas, Purbalingga, Cilacap, Banjarnegara and Kebumen. He also said that the research on risk reduction or landslide mitigation in the regions is much needed.

President of Singapore, Halimah Yacob conducted an interactive dialogue with students of Gadjah Mada University of Yogyakarta on the sidelines her state’s visit to Indonesia. In the dialogue, she encouraged the students and academic community of the university to boost cooperation between Indonesia and Singapore. President Halimah viewed that the students as candidates of national leaders need to strengthen good cooperation and relations between the two countries in handling global challenges. According to President Halimah, the world is now facing global problems such as climate change, unstable economic condition, health and terrorism. She hoped the students in the future are able to enhance cooperation with Singapore to solve the problems.

Ambassador of Switzerland to Indonesia, Timor Leste and ASEAN,  Kurt Kunz gave a public lecture at Sumatera Utara University in Medan, North Sumatera with the theme “Political and Economic System of Switzerland”, on Wednesday (5/2). Before giving THE public lecture, Ambassador Kurt Kunz met Rector of the university, Prof. Runtung Sitepu and Prof. Fidel Ganis to discuss cooperation between the colleges in North Sumatera, especially Sumatera Utara University and Switzerland. Vice Rector 2 of the university, Prof . M Fidel Ganis Siregar said that the ambassador’s visit made proud to the university because the university has been chosen as college to cooperate with. The cooperation includes exchange students and lecturers of Sumatera Utara University to Switzerland and vice versa from Switzerland to North Sumatera.

The Ministry of Research and Technology proposed 6 products in the down-streaming of superior products to President Joko Widodo. These products range from drones for military needs to canned food and salt.

Minister of Research and Technology, Bambang Brodjonegoro at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Thursday (6/4) said that the President would like to focus on several domestic innovation products. All of them were shown to the President during the Research and Technology Coordination Meeting last week.

The first were Drones for military purposes. According to Bambang, the drones will be produced by PT Dirgantara Indonesia Ltd and PT Len Industri Ltd. This unmanned aircraft will be used to maintain internal security, especially at the border.

The second was biofuel. This product will be different from the B20 program, because it uses the majority of raw materials from the palm kernel and a catalyst. This product can produce gasoline, diesel and avtur (aviation fuel).

Third, stem cells for the treatment of fractures. This product has been proven to heal human broken bones back to normal, although not in a short time.

Fourth is integrated industrial salt. The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology will design a production machine that can convert farmers' salt into salt for industrial needs. Related to this, Bambang said there was already a pilot factory in Gresik. The president has ordered that more factories be built in other areas, especially those with many salt farmers.

Fifth one id canned food. Currently, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences is developing technology without chemicals to produce Indonesian special foods in canned form.

Bambang said that so far the popular canned food produced is only of sardines or corned beef types, containing only fish or meat. He said he urged Small and Medium Enterprises to develop local food in cans.

Sixth is a flat ship, which can later be used by fishermen at affordable prices. This shipbuilding process only takes 60 days, and has been tested for use for inter-island transportation in the face of high waves.

Information has become one of the important needs in people's lives in the era of digital technology these days. It can be said that information cannot be separated from people's daily lives. Nowadays, people get information easily, both through conventional media such as radio, television or newspapers and social media such as Twitter, Facebook, or WhatsApp.

 
At present, the amount of information circulating in the community is massive and instant. It’s hard to imagine how many thousands, even millions of information items circulating in the public throughout the world in just seconds.

The development of information technology which is so fast and extensive was previously predicted by Marshal McLuhan, a Canadian communication scientist. In his book entitled ‘Understanding Media: Extension of a Man’ in 1964, McLuhan delivered the concept of the Global Village that illustrates the development of communication technology. In this concept, McLuhan predicted that one day, information would be very open and accessible to everyone.

According to McLuhan, in the era of Global Village, there would be no longer any clear time or place limits. Information could move from one place to another in a very short time through internet technology. In his predictions, McLuhan said that in due time, humans would be very dependent on technology, especially communication and information technology. That fact is proven today.

As an illustration, in early 2020, the world community was shocked by the spread of a deadly new type of corona virus. Various information is received by the public, both from conventional media and social media. As it turns out, much of this information is hoax and misleading news. The question, especially for Indonesia, is how is the role of the national press in counteracting hoax information circulating in the community?

Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), Puan Maharani on the sidelines of the commemoration of the 2020 National Press Day (HPN) in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan on Saturday (8/2) said that the national press was the frontline in fighting hoaxes. The press has the function of providing information, education, entertainment, and being a social control. Compared to social media which prioritizes speed and controversy, conventional media or mainstream media must be more reliable because it holds the principle of checks and balances on information before being reported to the public. Thus, information conveyed by conventional media is far more trustworthy than social media.

The national press must be able to provide accurate information to the public. It is also expected to be able to straighten out incorrect information in the community.

It is time for the public to choose the information that is currently circulating. It is like two sides of a coin; information technology has both positive and negative sides. On the positive side, information can quickly disseminate without space and time. On the negative side, the information that is circulating in the community may not have been verified.

Happy National Press Day!