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Today's Mosaic of the Archipelago presents information: first, to return the greatness of Bayur bay. The second information is that Jamaat reserves will fulfill jamaat who does not pay off the cost of holding the pilgrimage. The third information is that more than 8,000 people of Mt. Merapi slope are prohibited to do activities at 3- Km zone.

Various improvements were conducted by PT Pelindo II of Bayur bay to return the greatness of Bayur bay.  It is targeted that in 2020, Bayur bay seaport will become the biggest seaport throughout Indonesia. This was stated by General Manager of Pelindo II, Bayur bay, Padang, Armen Amir to RRI on Sunday (27/5/2018). He remarked that as the vital object of the distribution of goods coming in and out, Bayur  bay is improving itself through facility improvement, increasing of capacity and productivity,  and the completeness of IT-based information systems. The existence of data mentioned that the visit of ships to Bayur bay seaport during 2017 reached 2 thousand 7 hundred ships with distribution of the goods 12 million tons per year. It is very unfortunate if the biggest seaport at the Western coast of Sumatera cannot rise and optimalize extra-ordinary potential in accordance with its slogan, Teluk Bayur Bangkit in English means Bayur Bay Rising. With its current status, as middle seaport, it is not enough for Bayur  bay seaport for complacency. There is a lot of homework which must be done to return the greatness of the seaport which was established in 1858. Pelindo II Teluk Bayur focuses on improving the seaport’s area by completing the needed facilities, such as warehouse and expansion of the land to support seaport service operation.

Ministry of Religious Affairs has closed the phase II period of payment of regular Hajj pilgrimageon Friday (25/5/2018). But, as many as 943 prospective pilgrims did not repay. Minister of Religious Affairs, Lukman Hakim Saifuddin ensured that prospective pilgrims, who have paid the fee, will directly fulfill pilgrims quota until the second phase ended. According to the minister, the number of the prospective pilgrims who have paid the fee, is more than 944 people. At least, the Minister further said, the reserve pilgrims are 5 percent from the total of pilgrims this year. There are 201,545 Indonesian pilgrims who have paid the fee. This was stated by Head of Sub-Directorate of pilgrim registration, Noer Aliya Fitra. Meanwhile, until Friday (25/5/2018), there are 3,981 pilgrims who have done repayment with reserve status.

We end Mosaic of the archipelago with the information: more than 8,000 people of Mt. Merapi are prohibited to do activities at 3-Km zone.

As many as 8,484 residents who live on the slope of Mt. Merapi,  Kemalang district, Klaten regency, Central Java, in Disaster Prone Areas, were asked to be still alert and prohibited to do activities at 3-Km zone from the peak of Mt. Merapi.Head of Regional Disaster Management Agencyof Klaten regency, Bambang Giyanto said in Yogyakarta on Sunday (27/5/2018) that the residents who enter in Disaster Prone Areas, are spread out at 3 villages, namely  Balerante,  Sidorejo and Tegal Mulyo. According to Bambang Giyanto, his office has provided a number of clusters such as cattle cluster which is in charge of livestock, logistic cluster or security cluster and the others. Bambang also informed that his office still also seeks location for cattle which is not far from the shelters of the refugees.