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Rainfall intensity in Indonesia ANTARA/HO-BMKG/pri - 

The Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) has projected heavy rains that can be accompanied by lightning and blustery winds in several provinces of Indonesia on Saturday.

In its early weather warning, the BMKG has forecast the areas of Aceh, Banten, Jakarta, Gorontalo, Jambi, West Java, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, and East Kalimantan to potentially experience heavy rain along with lightning and strong winds.

The BMKG weather prediction was also applicable in Lampung, Maluku, West Nusa Tenggara, Papua, West Papua, West Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, and West Sumatra and South Sumatra.

The areas to potentially receive rains accompanied by lightning and strong winds are South Jakarta, West Jakarta, and East Java from afternoon to evening.

In West Java, rains accompanied by lightning and strong winds will potentially affect almost all districts and cities, including Bekasi, Depok, Ciamis, Bogor, Pangandaran, Purwakarta, Karawang, Subang, Indramayu, Cirebon, and Kuningan.

The BMKG also warned of the potential for high waves reaching heights of 2.5-4 meters in the waters west of Mentawai Islands, in the waters west of Enggano Island, southern and western parts of Sunda Strait, Indian Ocean west of Mentawai Island to Lampung, Indian Ocean south of Java to Sumbawa Islands and Bali Strait.

Hence, the BMKG has urged residents to be heedful of the high risks to shipping safety on fishing boats, barges, ferries, and large vessels, such as cargo or cruise ships.

The agency has also urged people, residing and conducting activities on the coast around areas where high waves are likely, to remain vigilant//ANT

Managing Director of Jababeka Hospitality, Fachrully F. Lasahido (Jababeka) - 

Jababeka, a 34 hectare mega-cluster with a sport & healthy life concept in strengthening its commitment to realizing the Sport City concept, is ready to host the agenda for organizing sports events in Indonesia.

This year Jababeka is preparing to hold a number of junior and amateur golf tournaments as well as national scale duathlon competitions.

In particular Jababeka Golf - an international standard golf course located in the Jababeka area has implemented Indonesia Care or CHSE, a guideline for implementing health, cleanliness, security and environmental protocols as part of efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19 as well as a marker that Jababeka Golf is a a safe golf course to visit, ensuring public confidence in the world of tourism and sports in Indonesia.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Saturday (08/05/21), Managing Director of Jababeka Hospitality, Fachrully F. Lasahido or often called Rully explained that since 2020, Jababeka Golf has implemented Indonesia Care, the Government's health protocol guide as part of the company's full support and responsibility in dealing with this pandemic.

He also added that as a form of strong commitment to realizing Sport City, Jababeka is considering and preparing for a number of national level junior and amateur golf tournament agendas.

In addition, the Duahtlon championship, the Indonesia Open X-Sports Championship (IOXC), BMX, MTB and skateboarding competitions are also being prepared.

Rully hopes that if the Government's vaccination program goes well and the cure rate for Covid19 patients will increase, the implementation of face-to-face activities will be possible again, especially sports and tourism events, such as the Rhino X-Triathlon event in Tanjung Lesung which is so popular among people//VOI/NK

National Library of Indonesia Establishes an MoU with the National Library of South Korea (Perpusnas) - 

The National Library (Perpusnas) has again established a memorandum of understanding (Memorandum of Understanding / MoU) with the National Library of South Korea (NLK). Previously, National Library with NLK established a memorandum of understanding in the library sector in 2015-2018.

The Head of National Library Muhammad Syarif Bando stated that the MoU which is scheduled to last for three years will provide great benefits for both countries in developing the capacity of library science.

In the previous MoU period, a number of activities were carried out including the National Library of Indonesia sending librarians for internships and workshops at the National Library of Children and Youth South Korea, the Leadership Conference of the National Libraries in Southeast Asia (ASEAN) and South Korea on reading promotion, and the collaborative program "Read Me a Book ”between NLK and national libraries in ASEAN.

He hopes, in the future, the exchange of information and knowledge, the delivery of human resources, and the exchange of library materials can continue. Especially at this time, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, National Library continues to develop various excellent programs to serve the community.

One of them is the transformation of libraries based on social inclusion. He explained that this program was in line with the direction of President Joko Widodo and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin to anticipate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy.

"The National Library is currently assisting thousands of marginalized people who then with books on applied science and life skills, they can finally open a business," he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of NLK Suh Hye Ran appreciated the signing of the MoU in the midst of a difficult situation due to Covid-19. "The MoU signed today is the main area of ​​cooperation, such as sharing information and knowledge about the library sector, exchanging libraries, visiting libraries with each other, exchanging library materials, and others," he said.

Currently, the realization of cooperation can be done by improving online services. Therefore, he hopes, the two agencies can carry out joint activities, namely sharing digital information sources and exchanging information technology from libraries. Facing the post-Covid-19 situation, he hopes, the two agencies can continue to develop cooperative relationships and contribute in spreading the value of libraries throughout the world//VOI/NK

Committed to ESG, Pertamina wins six 2021 Corporate Emission awards - 

Pertamina affirms its commitment to implementing Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 13 climate change, by supporting government programs to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that cause global warming.

According to the baseline that was set for 10 years from 2010- 2020, Pertamina Group has achieved emission reduction by 27.08%, or exceeded the target of 26% during that time.

The realization of that reduction was achieved through the emission reduction measures for operations and production activities, including the initiative to utilize flare gas and Langit Biru Program, which encourages people to use low-carbon emission fuels.