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The governments of Indonesia and South Korea continue to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the maritime sector. Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan held a bilateral meeting with South Korean Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Moon Seong-hyeok in Jakarta last Wednesday, October 13 to discuss a number of cooperation projects between the two countries. Luhut Pandjaitan in a written statement emphasized, he was very pleased to welcome the presence of Minister Moon Seong-Hyeok. Through this bilateral meeting he hopes that the collaboration between Indonesia and the Republic of Korea will be stronger, especially in maritime institutions.

In particular, the meeting discussed various collaborative projects through the Marine Technology Research Cooperation Center such as mangrove restoration, marine debris management, climate change and several other issues related to maritime. The two ministers also signed a memorandum of understanding related to the offshore installation service industry.   It was also signed by five companies involved in this cooperation, namely GasEntec and Samin MTS from South Korea and Elnusa, GTSI, JSK Shipping from Indonesia. Luhut Pandjaitan emphasized, this memorandum of understanding became the basis of cooperation between Indonesia and South Korea for demolition of abandoned offshore platforms. Unused offshore footholds will be used for artificial coral reefs, aquaculture, marine tourism, and research centers.

There are four issues discussed in the memorandum of understanding. Namely, the development of technology related to the offshore installation service industry, encouraging communication and cooperation in the private sector, capacity building and human resource development. There are also the closure of facilities and environmental restoration of oil and gas platforms (decommissioning) and offshore mill reuse.

Meanwhile, South Korean Ocean and Fisheries Minister, Moon Seong-hyeok Moon hopes that the cooperation between the two countries can help support the development of various industries in Indonesia. He emphasized, South Korea has always supported various bilateral cooperation with Indonesia, mainly related to maritime issues  and  hopes that various industries can continue to develop through this cooperation.

The beaches on the South Coast of Yogyakarta are indeed directly adjacent to the Indian Ocean which has strong waves. The ferocity of the waves sometimes makes people afraid to play on these beaches, but it does not mean that all beaches cannot be used for activities. In Gunung Kidul, there is a beautiful beach whose location is protected by coral islands so that the beach waves are quite calm and safe for activities. The beach is called ‘Nglambor Beach’.

The location of Nglambor beach is very strategic, flanked by two beaches that are also famous in Yogyakarta, namely Jogan Beach and Siung Beach. This beach is in Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta. From Yogyakarta, Nglambor beach takes about 2-3 hours by motor vehicles. The condition of the road to Nglambor Beach is not too wide so that big buses cannot enter. Motor vehicles cannot park on the beach because the location is quite narrow. So, you have to walk from the parking lot. The sand on this beach is a little different, rough and black in color. Nglambor Beach sand is formed from broken shells of marine life and corals that are eroded by continuous waves. The uniqueness of Nglambor Beach can be used for snorkeling. The condition of the waters on the beach that resembles a basin is safe for swimming and snorkeling because there are two coral hills located in the middle of the sea that function as breakwaters and wave guards.

The entrance ticket to Nglambor Beach is only Rp 10,000. If you don't bring snorkeling gears, you can rent them worth around Rp 50,000. What must be remembered before doing snorkeling is that you should contact the manager first to find out information about when is the best time to do snorkeling, because the level of clarity and visibility of the water is determined by the tides. If you want to snorkel on weekends, you should make a reservation so that you don't run out of snorkeling gear at the rental place.

Voice of Indonesia peresents Let’s Speak Indonesian, a program that introduces the Indonesian vocabulary and guides you to speak in the language. Mari Berbahasa Indonesia or Let’s Speak Indonesian is a joint initiative of Voice of Indonesia and the Language Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.  Today’s topic is about “Berwisata” which means “Travelling”. 

Here is the conversation entitled “Apa Ada Internet Gratis?” which means “Is There Any Free Internet?”. This dialog happens when Kevin is already in the hotel for check-in. Kevin wants to know internet service in the hotel. Let’s read to the conversation.

After reading to the conversation, now I am going to introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic of the day.

In the dialog, you hear a question word apa (2X) which means what. In the conversation, it is used to ask if the hotel has free internet for visitors.

Other examples:

Let’s read to the other examples of sentences to use the word apa.

- Apa ada minuman selamat datang? (2X) which means Is there any welcome drink?

- Ya, ada (2X) which means Yes, there is

- Apa ada layanan cuci baju? (2X) which means Is there any laundry service?

- Ada (2X) which means Yes, there is

That was “Let’s Speak Indonesian” for today. Hopefully, this edition can be useful for those of you who want to know more about Indonesian language. 

Jewelry products made of gold, silver and pearl were exhibited online from the Adinata Center at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Singapore last Thursday (14/10). The event entitled "Celebration of Indonesian Jewel" was held in cooperation with the Trade Attaché at the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore and Bank Indonesia Representative in Singapore. This exhibition was held ahead of the Singapore Jewels Expo. Indonesia becomes a partner country and will open the Indonesian Pavilion in the international jewelry exhibition, Singapore International Jewelry Expo (SiJE-2021) Next December. Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore, Suryo Pratomo in his speech said that Indonesia is a country rich in history and cultural background so that it becomes a great nation, especially in the field of crafts.

In early October, the opening and the inaugural online teaching of Indonesian language courses at the Indonesian Embassy in Bucharest was held. Different from the previous courses which were conducted face-to-face amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Indonesian language courses are conducted online. This made the promotion of Indonesian culture getting wider by reaching other cities in Romania and the Republic of Moldova. Even though the number of participants is not so many, the alumni of Indonesian language courses can later be incorporated into Friends of Indonesia. They are also involved in Indonesian cultural tourism and social diplomacy. Furthermore, it was stated that the Indonesian Embassy regularly holds the course every year. As a follow-up, the course participants can later continue to a higher level through the LINGUA Program. This program is taught with the method of the Common European Framework of Reference for Language (CEFR) by Universitas Airlangga Surabaya.