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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is also felt by essential daily service providers because consumers are getting rarer so that their income is getting smaller. Concerned about these conditions, five students of the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) designed an application called ‘Bantu.Ind’ as a forum for providing daily service needs or daily service from small groups of people who are experts in their respective fields. This application provides daily services, such as massage services, cleaning service, home, appliance and electronic repair, vehicle repair and treatment, beauty, and plumbing.

One of the team members, Nur Muhammad Adi Yahya explained that on one hand, the target market for the Bantu.Ind application is a group of people who like to order services online; Bantu.Ind also provides five features that can help users. They are Profile, Online Booking, Categories, Chat, and Transaction.

On the other hand, partners as service providers can also register themselves by selecting partner options on the first page of the application after installing Bantu.Ind. Afterwards, the partners can choose the category of services provided and fill out the form and the required requirements. Furthermore, they only wait for an answer from the application via Whatsapp or email. Finally, the partners are directed to the interview stage which then if they pass, they officially become the partners of Bantu.Ind.

In terms of the transaction mechanism between users and partners, users will first see the rates set by partners. If the user wants to change the service rate set, then the user can discuss it with partners about this.

The meaning of the name Bantu.Ind consists of two words, namely Bantu which means to help, and Ind which means Indonesia. So literally, this application means 'Helping Indonesia'. This is also in line with the purpose of designing the application, which is to help the income of the Indonesian working community during the pandemic.

Adi admits that Bantu.Ind still needs a lot of further development. This includes applications that are still at the prototype stage. So, programming simulations are needed to prove that they can function properly.

Adi then added that he and his colleagues prepared a prototype for this Bantu.Ind application for about two months. In addition, through the innovation of the Bantu.Ind application, this student team has also succeeded in getting the 2nd place in the International Youth Business Competition 2022 organized by the Indonesian Young Scientist Association (IYSA).

Voice of Indonesia presents 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, Culture, Research and Technology. Today’s topic is about Buying Medicine at the Pharmacy.

We are going to present you a conversation entitled “Anda Tinggal di Mana?” (2x) which means Where Do You Live? This conversation happens between Dev Singh, a tourist from India and a pharmacy clerk. The pharmacy clerk asks Dev’s address and he answers by telling her his living place. Let’s listen 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 conversation, you read the sentence “Saya tinggal di Hotel Thamrin” (2x) which means “I live at Thamrin Hotel”. In the sentence, there is an expression saya tinggal (2x) which means I live. It is used to inform a living place. In the sentence, the expression saya tinggal (2x) is used to inform where Dev lives, namely at Thamrin Hotel. To inform a living place, you can use the phrase saya tinggal (2x) which means I live, followed by the living place, such as di Hotel Thamrin (2x) which means at Thamrin Hotel.

Besides the expression saya tinggal (2x), which means I live, you can also use the expression alamat saya (2x), which means my address, to inform a living place. Let’s listen to the expressions to inform a living place.

Saya tinggal (2x) which means I live

Saya tinggal di Perumahan Permata, Kota Bogor (2x) which means I live at Permata Residence, Bogor city

Alamat saya (2x) which means My address

Alamat saya di Jalan Mawar Nomor 11, Kota Medan (2x) which means My address is on Mawar Street Number 11, Medan city

In Indonesia, an address consists of a street or a residence name, number, subdistrict/village, district, city/regency and province. For example, Jalan Venus Nomor 1, Desa Jelantik, Kecamatan Kopang, Kota Mataram, Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat (2x) which means Venus Street Number 1, Jelantik village, Kopang district, Mataram city, West Nusa Tenggara province.

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.

The Indonesian Embassy Madrid finally held the Eid al-Adha prayer on Saturday (9/7) local time, after the Spanish government relieved the health protocol on COVID-19 pandemic. According to a statement of Indonesian Embassy Madrid received by Antara in Jakarta, Saturday, after two years not performing Eid al-Adha prayer, the Indonesian citizens and diaspora in Madrid could do it again and gather around.

The activity began with a takbiran (recital of God is great) at 9 am Madrid time, followed by Eid al-Adha prayer and sermon joined by 120 people. In the sermon, Indonesian Ambassador for Spain Muhammad Najib talked about the importance of sacrifice spirit as shown by Prophet Ibrahim and his son Ishmael to get God's satisfaction. To the embassy staff, Najib affirmed the importance of loving the spirit of Prophet Ibrahim and Ishmael in carrying out duty, for the sake of the people and the nation.

The event was held at Wisma Duta so that the flock could enjoy the summer in a wide garden. Indonesian food was also served for the people who were missing Indonesian food. The event was joined by some Diponegoro University (UNDIP) students who were joining an exchange program, some lecturers who were conducting research, and the commander of UNIFIL Indonesia in Lebanon.

The Islamic Commission of Spain had set the Eid al-Adha on July 9 2022. This year, the Muslims of Spain could enjoy it freely because it fell on the weekend, so they did not need permission to leave their work.

According to data in 2022, at least 2.1 million Muslims were spread across Iberian Peninsula and islands in Southern Europe. The biggest Muslim community stayed in Catalonia, followed by Andalusia, Madrid, Valencia, and Murcia. For the Spanish muslims, the festivity of Eid al-Adha was a special commemoration, began from the mosque to many gatherings with family to celebrate the day in their own cultures.

Olele Marine Park, is located in Olele Village, Kabila Bone District, Bone Bolango Regency, Gorontalo. The distance from Gorontalo city center to this tourist spot is about 20 Km. It can be reached by car or motorcycle by passing winding roads on the edge of the hill. On the way you will comb the winding road, crossing residential areas with contrasting views. On the one hand you will be amazed by the steep cliffs adorned with green trees, and on the other you will admire the endless expanse of blue green sea.

Olele Beach is the gateway to Olele Marine Park with a very beautiful marine nature. World divers have proven that some of the marine biota found in the Olele Marine Park are not found in other waters in the world. The Olele Marine Park has a lot of beauty, including Goa Jin with ornamental fish, marine life, healthy, dense and beautiful coral reefs, giant sponges and also several types of fish that are rare and only found in the waters of Tomini Bay. The Olele Marine Park, which has become a tourist icon in Gorontalo Province, is located on the south coast. If you visit Gorontalo, it's not complete if you don't visit this location. Because of its fame, Olele beach is also known as the Prima donna of South Beach.

If you love diving, you can go to Jinn Cave, Traffic Circle, Honeycomb, and Muck Dive. The most frequently visited and a favorite dive spot for visitors is at Jinn Cave. You need to know, in this marine park there are endemic coral sponges that cannot be found in any waters. Its existence is sought after by divers from abroad. Its uniqueness is in the coral motif which resembles a painting by the famous artist from Spain, Salvador Dali. The next spot is Coral Pole (coral pillar), Beehive (beehive-shaped sponge), and Traffic Jam. The underwater beauty in the latter area is truly amazing, divers who see it will be stunned and stop to enjoy it longer, so it is likened to a "congestion" or traffic jam there.

For those who like underwater photography, there are lots of spots that can be captured by their beauty. Different and charming coral reefs and colorful small fish that go back and forth around the coral reefs, are underwater conditions that will be found which of course must be captured. Olele Marine Park does have different coral reefs, such as wall models and wasp nests. If you are not a diver, you don't need to worry, because the original wooden boats with glass floor made by local people are ready to take tourists on tours across the waters to enjoy the beauty of coral reefs, fish and other biota from the boat.