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Finally, Alexander Boris de Pfeffel or commonly known as Boris Johnson, is officially becoming the new British Prime Minister, replacing Theresia May who resigned as British prime minister due to the Brexit impasse on 7 June. Some people say May was forced to resign because she failed to deliver her Brexit plan to leave the European Union. In an internal vote in the Conservative Party, Johnson won 92,153 votes and outperformed his rival, Jeremy Hunt, who is currently serving as British Foreign Minister, who won 46,656 votes. President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo expressed his congratulations to Boris Johnson through his twitter account, @jokowi on Thursday (25/7). He hopes that there will be an increase in bilateral relations between Indonesia and Britain and can strengthen relations between the two countries. United States President Donald Trump also expressed his congratulations and convinced that Boris Johnson would achieve the best results in his position as Prime Minister. A different response was seen from the congratulations expressed by Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif following the election of Boris Johnson in the internal vote of the British ruling party, the Conservative Party. Minister Zarif said that Iran is not seeking confrontation; Iran wants normal relations on the basis of mutual respect. This is related to Iran's insistence that Britain should release tanker after the British authorities seized an Iranian tanker off the coast of Gibraltar on suspicion of bringing oil to Syria. Minister Zarif accused the British move of being influenced by US President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, the sound of worries was read in the congratulations delivered by European Commission Chairperson, Ursula von der Leyen who said there would be tough times awaiting Britain and the European Commission. In addition, the EU negotiator for Brexit, Michel Barnier also expressed the same concern. If Boris Johnson officially took office, his party would facilitate the ratification of the Exit Agreement and achieve true Brexit. Until now, the British parliament has rejected the Brexit Agreement. Britain should leave the European Union on March 29, 2019. However, this was rejected three times by members of the British parliament. Brexit was later extended to April 12, 2019 and eventually extended again until October 31, 2019. This could be even faster. In this position, Boris Johnson's political attitude triggers controversy. He promised to bring Britain out of the European Union (Brexit) until October 31, the deadline set by the European Union, whatever the way is. Several times, PM Boris Johnson emphasized that he would decide Brexit, both with and without agreement with the European Union. The statement sparked a fierce controversy. Because various economic institutions in the UK, including the Central Bank, have warned that Brexit without an agreement will cause the UK to suffer from a prolonged economic recession. Finally, to answer various predictions and worries, we just have to wait and see what will be done by the new British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. Congratulation on leading the UK.

Indonesian Minister of Communication and Informatics, Rudiantara said, the participants of Digital Talent Scholarship Program will be included into the ministry’s database to help companies in seeking for skilled workers, especially digital skills. Minister Rudiantara in Makassar, last Tuesday said, the program that began in 2018 kept focusing on creating skilled manpower by accommodating one thousand participants with scholarship. This year, the program is expanded by accepting twenty five thousand participants. They are trained intensively to master hard skill and soft skill according to specialization in artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, cyber security, internet of things, machine learning, as well as other training themes. The Digital Talent Scholarship Program 2019 itself is a human resource development program conducted by Indonesian Communication and Information Technology Ministry as part of national priority development program. The Scholarship Program is a support from Indonesian government in developing national digital economic ecosystem through scholarship and training on communication and informatics field. The program is expected to elevate Indonesian manpower capacity to be more competitive and to fulfill the need of 4.0 industry. The Digital Talent Scholarship Program 2019 is basically divided into four academies, namely Fresh Graduate Academy, Vocational School Graduate Academy, Coding Teacher Academy, and Online Academy.

Britain has a new Prime Minister amid controversy over the way the country is out of the European Union or Brexit. After winning the internal election, Chair of the Conservative Party, Boris Johnson, in accordance with the Parliamentary system, took office as Prime Minister. Before officially occupying his new position, Boris Johnson will be installed by Queen Elisabeth as head of state.In the the Conservative Party Chair's internal election Tuesday, July 23, Boris Johnson won a 66.4 percent vote to beat his rival Jeremy Hunt, who was serving as Foreign Minister. After the election results were announced, Jeremy Hunt immediately congratulated Boris Johnson on the victory. Congratulations were also conveyed by Theresa May who resigned from the position of Prime Minister some time ago.In his victory speech as broadcast by the BBC, Boris Johnson promised to take immediate action regarding the exit of Britain from the European Union, popularly called Brexit. Boris Johnson, who was once the Mayor of London, stressed that Brexit will be completed by 31 October. The Conservative Party politician also believes that he will be able to defeat opposition leader Jeremy Corbin of the Labor Party, and restore the glory of Great Britain.The election of Boris Johnson as British Prime Minister immediately received responses from the United States and Iran. In his congratulation message, President Doland Trump believes Boris Johnson will succeed. Previously Trump did provide support to Boris Johnson.From Tehran, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stated that Iran did not want to extend confrontation with Britain. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards last week held the British flagged Stena Impero super tanker. This problem is still unresolved because it involves other parties such as the United States and its allies.It is very possible that the new British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, will concentrate on the issue of Brexit first to pursue the October 31 deadline. The political crisis that could threaten the UK economy after the referendum that caused Britain to leave the European Union must be resolved immediately. Regarding Brexit, Boris Johnson was determined to immediately execute it with or without any agreement. Boris Johnson's stance had previously invited protests from the Conservative Party which he now leads. The Conservative Party considers that if Britain has to leave the European Union without an agreement or no deal exit, it is feared there will be chaos not only in politics but also economically and socially. The British people are now awaiting steps to be taken by Boris Johnson, who has long been known as a controversial figure.

Voice of Indonesia presents “Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia,” a lesson in the Indonesian language on the radio, introducing some Indonesian vocabulary and tips on how to use it in a conversation. This segment is a joint initiative of Voice of Indonesia and the Language Development and Cultivation Agency at the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.  Today’s topic is  ‘Going to see General Phycisian’ or  Ke Dokter umum.

Next is a conversation about Ke Dokter umum or ‘Going to see General Phycisian’. Tony was sick. He was taken by Joko to see a doctor. At the receptionist section, Tony was asked about his identity by the officer.

After the conversation, now I’ll introduce some vocabularies and expressions related to the topic today. I’ll say each word slowly and twice, you can follow after me. 

When registering for treatment, you will be asked to fill a registration form and identity by the officer like in the dialogue. Besides the identity, you will also be asked about the doctor you want to see. If there are only two doctors, the officer will ask you by saying: Anda mau berobat ke dokter umum atau dokter gigi? which means ‘Do you want to see general physician or dentist?’. If you go to a hospital where there are available many doctors, the officer will ask you: Mau ke dokter apa? which means ‘What doctor do you want to see’?, and you can answer Saya mau ke dokter ....... which means ‘I want to see .... then mention the doctor you will meet (general physician, dentist, ophthalmologist, etc..)

For example :

- Saya mau ke dokter gigi which means I want to see the dentist.

- Saya mau ke dokter  mata which means I want to see the ophtalmologist.

In Indonesian language, if you want to see a doctor for treatment, you can say:

-      Saya sakit perut, mau berobat ke dokter umum which means ‘I have stomach ache, so I want to see a general physician.’

-      Saya mau ke dokter nanti malam which means ‘I want to see a doctor tonight.’