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The Indonesian government encourages all people to improve the use of Indonesian language in daily communication. This was stated by Head of Language Development Agency, Dadang Sunendar while talking to RRI World Service -VOI in Jakarta on Friday. He said, there are still many commercial advertisements amidst the community that dominate the use of foreign languages. He explained that this is a note for the government to further increase efforts by using Indonesian language more practically amidst the people.

“We still also see that there are still some of our people who have not been proud to use Indonesian as the state language. There are still people who feel inferior when they speak Indonesian. There is also a part of our society from an economic side, for example, when trading in business, they feel great; it can be more expensive, more prestigious and so on. This is a note for all of us. Then, another note we see in the public space is that there are so many advertisements. Then, these announcement and information still use foreign languages,” said Dadang Sunendar.

Besides, in commemorating the Language and Literature Month in Indonesia, the Language Development Agency also called for all stakeholders, including heads of regional provinces and private sectors to prioritize the use of Indonesian language in the public space. He also said that Indonesian is a national identity that must be preserved and improved. (VOI/Ndy-Trans by AF/RHM)

Indonesia has mineral resources that can be utilized in the field of electricity. However, Indonesia still depends on import material of electricity. This was stated by Researcher of Physic Research at LIPI, Ahmad Subhan to RRI World Service -VOI after media briefing related to development of superconductor and electrode lithium battery at Media Center of LIPI in Jakarta on Friday. He also said that the development of superconductor and electrode lithium battery will support the need of electricity in Indonesia.

“We as part of developers of the research hope that the research will be supported by the government. But it must be done seriously and we have an appropriate target. We need support so that it is more focused,” Ahmad Subhan said.

Meanwhile, another researcher of Metallurgy and Material at LIPI, Agung Imaduddin in the media briefing said that since 2010, the demand in the global market has been increasing significantly. For especially superconductor type of High Temperature Superconductors (HTS), he said that the implementation of superconductor material can reduce energy loss and it is environmentally friendly. Agung also stated that it needs cooperation to develop it to industry scale so that it can make superconductor wire with long scale. He added that the application of superconductor wire can be done for conductor, energy storage, transformer, electric motorcycle as well as medical devices. (VOI/AF/RHM)

Indonesia will be the host of the Our Ocean Conference (OOC) which will take place on 29-30 October 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali. Director of Development, Economy and Environment of the Directorate General of Multilateral Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Muhsin Syihab to RRI World Service after holding a press conference in Jakarta on Thursday (10/25) said the Indonesian government would give commitments that could be implemented based on current national conditions so that when it is reviewed or evaluated it can be accounted for.

“Indonesia chooses commitments that are indeed implementable. So we do not want to give promises that we may not do or do not comply with our national conditions. What we commit is real commitment, measurable that can be evaluated, seen by the people in this world. And therefore we are considered credible enough to advance the mechanism review because we carry out what we commit, and it can be seen, so that when Indonesia submits a mechanism review many countries are quite interested in it,” said Muhsin Syihab.

Furthermore, Muhsin Syihab explained, 70 countries that have expressed their readiness to attend will convey a commitment especially in reducing plastic waste in the sea for 70 percent by 2025. Muhsin Syihab added that more than 600 existing commitments, Indonesia has realized 160 related commitments with marine health. He said the 5th OOC in Nusa Dua, Bali is considered very important so that more than 1,900 participants consisting of 7 heads of state, 30 ministers, several senior officials, 38 international organizations and 290 Non-Governmental Organizations will present. (VOI/VIQRAN/DP)

More than 60 percent of Indonesia's exported goods entering South American countries are sent through Panama. This was said by Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi in a press statement together with Vice President and Foreign Minister of Panama, Isabel Saint Malo at the Pancasila Building, Jakarta, Thursday (25/10). According to Retno Marsudi, Indonesia and Panama are committed to increasing bilateral cooperation between the two countries in various fields, especially economics.

“More than 60 percent of Indonesia's export commodities to South America are carried out through Panama, and then re-exported to South American countries. For this reason, in our bilateral, we discussed efforts to strengthen the foundation of bilateral relations between the two countries. especially in the economic field, it becomes our main focus. Trade between the two countries reached 130 million US dollars last year,” said Retno Marsudi.

Furthermore, Minister Retno Marsudi explained that in the first semester of 2018, the trade value of the two countries increased by 31. 2 percent compared to the same period in the previous year. She said it showes that there is still a possibility that cooperation between Indonesia and Panama is wide open. In line with Minister Retno Marsudi, Vice President Isabel Saint Malo said that Panama opens an opportunity for Indonesia to reach markets in Latin America, North America and the Caribbean, given that there are still many fields of cooperation that have not been touched by Indonesia. Isabel Saint Malo's visit to Indonesia this year was the first visit by Vice President of Panama since the opening of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Panama in 1979. (VOI/VIQRAN/DP)