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Primaduta Award for Lebanese Businessman (0)
The Indonesian Embassy in Beirut has acknowledged its continued support for trade cooperation improvement between Indonesia and Lebanon. Indonesian Ambassador to Lebanon Hajriyanto Y Thohari gave the Primaduta Award to Lebanese businessman and importer, George R Fattouh. The award was given for his service in helping market Indonesian products in Paris from the Middle East. The award was given at a ceremony at the Indonesian Embassy in Beirut, Thursday (11/1) Fatough, is the owner of George R. Fattouh S.A.L, a business that has been importing Indonesian products since the 1980s. It has a range of products, including: palm oil and its derivatives, oil and fats (including cocoa butter substitute, fat spread, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, and lauric confectionery fats), cardboard, stationary, and school equipment. Some Indonesian products are now even available at famous retail networks, such as Spinney’s and Carrefour. In 2022, the value imported by George R. Fattough S.A.L of Indonesian products, was 981.3 million USD. This was a 149.5 million USD increase when compared to 2021. Fattouh said Indonesian products are known for their quality and are in high demand in Lebanese markets. However, he said, the challenge now is increasing freight costs due to security challenges in the region.
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Garulina (0)
Listeners, a number of delicious dishes were served to the guests of Dhaup Ageng Pura Pakualaman Yogyakarta, at the wedding reception of the youngest son of K.G.P.A.A. Paku Alam X, namely B.P.H. Kusumo Kuntonugroho with Laily Annisa Kusumastuti which was held on January 10, 2024.Head of the Customs and Accommodation Division, Dhaup Ageng Pura Pakualaman, KRT Radyo Wisroyo said that the menu served to guests was quite varied. These menus are typical menus prepared by Pakualaman Pura, Indonesian menus and western food menus were also available. All invited guests including VIP and VVIP guests got the same menu. The first menu served to welcome guests, namely two types of welcome drink, namely lime lemongrass and ginger drink with lime. The welcome drink was given when guests sat down and watched the Bedhaya Sidamukti and Bedhaya Kakung Indrawidagda dance performances. Next, they gotsnacks for appetizer such as croquettes and other light snacks. There is a snack that is considered quite special and rare called Garulina. Garulina was the opening snack at the Pahargyan Dhaup Ageng Pakualaman lunch on the first day. Garulina has been around since the era before Indonesian independence. Garulina is actually not a typical Central Javanese food. It looks like the Lapis Legit layered cake, but there is something different, because there is a special layer like vla which is made from fresh milk, eggs and sugar. To get this sweet snack, Pakulaman Temple has to place a special order from the third generation of makers who have been pioneering since the 1950s. In Jogja, Garulina is very difficult to find and is considered rare because it is not sold every day.
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August
The government of Indonesia officially opened the Indonesian Honorary Consulate in Constanta, Romania which coincided with the commemoration of the 76th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia. Indonesian Ambassador to Romania and the Republic of Moldova, Amhar Azeth submitted a Presidential Decree to the Indonesian Honorary Consul in Constanta, Emil Sirbu. It marked the official opening of the Honorary Consulate in the city on Tuesday (17/8). The Indonesian Embassy in Bucharest in its written statement received in Jakarta on Wednesday (18/8) stated that the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Indonesia in Constanta City also serves in a number of other regions in Romania, including Tulcea, Braila, Galati , Giurgiu, Vaslui, Vrancea, Ilfov, and Prahova. The presence of the Indonesian representative in Constanta is expected to contribute to the development of bilateral relations between Indonesia and Romania in the economic field, people-to-people contact and other fields that have the potential to be further explored.
Besides, the representative of Indonesia is also expected to facilitate the entry of products from Indonesia to the European market, particularly in the Eastern European region and vice versa. Constanta, as a port city in Romania, is located about 227 kilometers to the east of the Romanian capital, Bucharest. Moreover, Indonesia is also considered to be a bridge for Romania in order to foster relations with countries in the Southeast Asian region. The inauguration of the honorary consulate was also witnessed by high-ranking officials in Romania, including the State Secretary of the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration, Mihai Lupu and Mayor of Constanta, Vergil Chitac. The inauguration ceremony was held face-to-face by applying health protocols. On the occasion, both countries presented typical culinary dishes of each country to be enjoyed by the invitees. On the sidelines of the event, the invitees also enjoyed cultural performances by Romanian artists, including Balinese dance performances, Gamelan, and Poco-Poco dance and Maumere gymnastics.
August
UI Students Design “Paman Sandi”, an Interactive Literature Learning Innovation
Written by Maryati
Students of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, University of Indonesia (FIB UI) created an innovation for learning literature in the form of board games and cards with the theme of Indonesian literature called the Indonesian Language and Literature Game Board (Paman Sandi). This innovation was initiated by Paman Sandi's Student Creativity Program Team for Entrepreneurship (PKM-K). The idea for this innovation stems from their discovery of data from the Indonesian Survey Institute in 2018 about the lack of interest in studying literature in Indonesia.
From the problem, the three UI students got an idea to form Paman Sandi as a non-book literary learning product. In addition to the literary elements, Paman Sandi's product raises the language element which is applied to the questions. This is also based on the inequality of the names of national writers who are better known than regional writers. The shape of this game is like the Uno game card with a shape like a rectangular net that can be disassembled into a board. This game is also packed with 40 literary cards which are the main points of the game.
On each literary card, there are two sides of information; on the front side there is brief information about face illustrations, place of birth date, works of Indonesian writers, as well as interesting facts about the writer. Meanwhile, on the back side of the card, there are three questions about language and related to the interesting facts of the writer, as well as a quote from the writer's literary work. This game relies on the cards that the players get and the system is to exchange cards and answer questions on the cards. Each player is asked to question what card he wants to have with other players, for example a red card from the Java Island. If the player can answer the question posed by the opposing player who holds the red Java Island card, he or she is entitled to the literary card.
August
The History Of Syuro Porridge From The Prophet Noah’s Ship
Written by Nur YasminOne of the cultures in marking Islamic big day, especially in the month of Java Suro (Muharam, Arabic), in addition to every 1 Suro night or the beginning of Suro jamasan keris or heirlooms. At 10 Muharam (Asyuro) is also very famous for the culture of Porridge Syuro.
Syuro porridge is like chicken porridge, but without the sauce and topped with shredded, dry tempeh, omelet, and other side dishes, it has always been the culture of Muslims and most of the Javanese.
If jamasan (washing) a keris or heirloom, it is like washing or cleaning a self as a form of philosophy of repenting and renewing with something new and good.
While the Syuro Porridge with white color with various additional side dishes and others is given the meaning that humans must whiten themselves or clean themselves. Because humans are basically full of knick-knacks of various kinds of mistakes like the side dish of Syuro Porridge.
According to Ustad Mahfudi, that the long journey of Noah's ship arrived at Zuhdi hill during the world flood, and failed to save his son, Kan'an. Approaching anchoring, when the position of the food is running low, it saves all the passengers on the ship by pulverizing the leftover food.
"So at that time the food on the ship was running low, then to keep enough and get the blessing, it was mashed into one and divided equally, all the passengers on the ship, until safe and. anchored in Asyuro," he said, Thursday (19/8/2021) to rri.co.id.
So, he said, if there is now Syuro Porridge, the history of the porridge itself already exists when 10 Muharam (Asyuro) became the staple food of the people of Noah's people who survived, as well as save the entire ship of Noah.
According to Mahfudi, the porridge is the same but the shape and taste are different, it just means that the porridge from the time of Noah became a kind of togetherness, and now it is continued to maintain togetherness with friendship. To remind each other of truth and patience. (KBRN Surabaya)
August
President Joko Widodo symbolically released exports of agricultural products from 17 Indonesian export gates from Bogor Palace, West Java on August 14, 2021. The release of exports entitled "Freedom of Exports" was also attended by Indonesian Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo from the Tanjung Perak container terminal, Surabaya, East Java. The total value of exports of Indonesian agricultural products to 61 countries including China is Rp 7.29 trillion.
In his remarks, President Joko Widodo said that agriculture is one sector that can survive amid a pandemic situation. He emphasized that Indonesia's agricultural products can continue to be pushed to non-traditional markets. Meanwhile, Minister Syahrul Yasin in his speech said that investment and exports are key to accelerating the achievement of national economic recovery.
The event was also attended by Indonesian Ambassador to China, Djauhari Oratmangun along with the Indonesian Consulate General (KJRI) Shanghai, the Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) Shanghai, and representatives of Chinese importers, namely the Chairman of the China Agriculture Wholesale Market Association (CAWA), Zengjun Ma. and CEO of Yan Ty Group, Ms. Lily.
In a dialogue session with Minister Syahrul Yasin, Ambassador Djauhari Oratmangun said that based on Chinese Customs’ data, the performance of Indonesia's exports to China, especially the agricultural sector for 2020 and the first semester of 2021, experienced a significant increase. In 2020, the export value of Indonesian agricultural products to China reached US$828.12 million dollars, equivalent to Rp 11.9 trillion, or grew by 86.95 percent compared to the total export value in 2019. As for the first semester of 2021, the total export value of Indonesian agricultural products to China has reached US$400.03 million dollars, or around Rp 5.7 trillion. The export grew 41.04 percent compared to the total export value in the first semester of 2020.
As reported by the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Monday (16/8), the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing continues to hold promotions both offline and online in a bid to increase exports of Indonesian products. Promotions are also carried out through digital platforms and online business meetings as well as through various marketplaces in China.
August
Indonesian citizens in the UK commemorated the 76th anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia by holding a cycling competition around London City.
The Indonesian Embassy in London in its statement on Monday (16/8) stated that dozens of participants decorated their bicycles with red and white nuance and some of them wore traditional Indonesian clothes.
Indonesian Ambassador to the UK, Desra Percaya who also joined the competition by riding bicycle with Indonesian citizens who come from some cities in England on Sunday (15/8) explained that while cultivating a healthy lifestyle by cycling, the Indonesian Embassy in London held the event to promote the diversity of Indonesia to the public in London City. Ambassador Desra further said that the cycling route was chosen intentionally by passing iconic places in London so that the presence of Indonesian citizens was felt by local residents.
The participants started cycling from the Indonesian Embassy in London heading to Buckingham and Kensington Palace with the final point at Hyde Park, one of the largest parks and recreation hubs in London.
This activity is a series of events to commemorate the 76th Indonesian Independence Day held by the Indonesian Embassy in London which involved the participation of Indonesian citizens in the UK. The series of commemoration activities were carried out simply by obeying health protocols and precautionary standards for the Covid-19 pandemic. Indonesian citizens keep feeling the spirit of loving their homeland and express their gratitude. Ambassador Desra also emphasized that the most important thing is that Indonesian citizens participated in promoting Indonesia's diversity to the local people in London. In addition to cycling competitions, the Indonesian Embassy in London also held virtual community activities, namely singing competitions for national songs, rhymes and writing love letters for Indonesia.
August
Using Environmentally Friendly Technology, 3 PT PLN PLTUs’ Group Win the 2021 ASEAN Coal Awards
Written by Maryati
PT PLN has again gained achievements in the international arena by winning 3 ASEAN Coal Awards 2021 which was held in the Philippines. The award, which is held every two years, is a part of a campaign to use environmentally friendly coal technology. In the announcement of the ASEAN Center for Energy (ACE), through the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, PT PLN won awards for three categories. First, the first winner is in the power generation segment below 100 MW (megawatt) for the category of Best Practices in Clean Coal Use and Technology for Small Scale Power Generation. This award was won by the 2×25 MW Orchid Steam Power Plant (PLTU) under the Sulawesi Main Generation and Distribution Unit (UIKL), the Gorontalo Generator Controlling Executing Unit (UPDK). Then, the second award was won by PLTU Lontar 3×315 MW under the management of PLN's subsidiary, PT Indonesia Power, winning first place in the 100-500 MW power segment for the category of Best Practices in Clean Coal Use and Technology for Medium Scale Power Generation. Third, it’s in the large power segment of 500 MW and above, PLTU Central Java 2 Adipala Operation and Maintenance Services Unit (OMU) with a capacity of 1 × 660 MW. Under the management of Indonesia Power, this plant won the 1st Runner-Up position for the Best Practices in Clean Coal Use and Technology for Large Scale Power Generation category.
PT PLN's Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications and CSR, Agung Murdifi stated that this award is encouraging news, and gives encouragement to PT PLN which continues to be committed to providing environmentally friendly sustainable energy. This proves that PT PLN continues to work hard and smart in accordance with international standards. The award received by the PLN unit in Gorontalo refers to the Gorontalo PLTU with a capacity of 2 x 25 MW located in Ilangata Village, Anggrek District, North Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo Province. The people of Gorontalo know it by the name of PLTU Anggrek. Done by the best young Indonesians from PT Rekadaya Elektrika, which is Engineering, Procurement and an electricity Construction (EPC) contractor company within the PLN Group. Its presence supports the electrification ratio in Gorontalo Province to reach 99.9 percent or higher than the national level of 98.93 percent when it was inaugurated. PLTU Lontar or PLTU Banten 3 Lontar is a power plant that has been operating since 2012 in Tangerang, Banten. This PLTU has experience in managing electricity with international standards, including receiving the ISRS (International Sustainability Rating System) certificate in early January 2019. ISRS itself is the world's leading system for measuring and improving the quality of management systems in companies so that they can run sustainably, especially in the aspects of HSE (Health Safety Environment). Uniquely, the Lontar PLTU uses water hyacinth-based biomass and waste in its mix with coal, thus helping to answer environmental problems around its operating area. Furthermore, PLTU Central Java 2 Adipala OMU, is a power plant that uses a Supercritical Boiler with a steam pressure of 25.4 Megapascal. PLTU Jateng 2 has also been included in the co-firing program carried out by PLN in an effort to reduce carbon emissions and encourage the increase in new and renewable energy.
In the 2021 ASEAN Coal Awards, Indonesia participated by sending ten participants for the Best Practice categories (coal mining, clean coal use and technology for power generation, and coal distribution), Corporate Social Responsibility, and Special Submission. Overall, there are nine nominations from Indonesia who won this award. Director General of Mineral and Coal, Ridwan Djamaluddin expressed his appreciation for the victory in the 2021 Coal Awards and hoped that this award would be motivation to improve performance nationally, regionally and globally. The delivery of the 2021 ASEAN Coal Awards is planned to be held virtually in conjunction with the 39th meeting of the Energy Ministers of ASEAN countries on September 16th.
August
The Ministry of Trade through the Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) Los Angeles has successfully promoted fashion products from Indonesian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) at the MAGIC Fashion Trade Show 2021 exhibition. In this exhibition, Indonesia managed to achieve a potential transaction worth around Rp. 1 billion as well as the opportunity to meet potential buyers. MAGIC Fashion Trade Show is the largest and most prestigious fashion exhibition in the USA. The exhibition took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Nevada, United States, on August 9 - 11, 2021. Attended by 65 thousand visitors, the MAGIC Fashion Trade Show 2021 showcased a wide range of products and the latest trends, ranging from clothing, footwear, and accessories. At this exhibition, Indonesia featured three women's clothing brands, namely HEXI Los Angeles, Zoe Label, and Wastu; and one brand for women's handbags, namely EVERINA.
The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in London promoted Indonesian culinary and cultural arts to residents of Bristol City and its surroundings, last Sunday (8/8). The activity was part of an event entitled ‘Pasar Indonesia’ in Bristol which was attended by more than 500 visitors. The Indonesian Market in Bristol is the first public event to promote Indonesian culinary and cultural arts to the British public after the easing of Covid-19. Various Nusantara foods were served at the event and were divided into three groups, namely appetizers, main courses, and desserts. Indonesian foods that are included in the starter group included chicken porridge, Semarang spring rolls, and fried tofu. Meanwhile, the food served as the main course includes Padang rice, tofu rendang, and pecel rice. The series of dishes was closed by desserts, including black sticky rice porridge, cendol, and sumsum porridge. In addition to tasting Indonesian food, visitors could also witness traditional arts; one of which is Balinese gamelan played by students participating in the Darmasiswa program. Besides, there was also a Lila Bhawa dance group that presented several dances, namely the Balian Enggang Dance, Oray Welang Dance, and Ngibing Jaipongan.
August
The first specialty coffee shop of Indonesia, namely Villa Sumatra was opened in Egypt on Sunday (8/8), as a part of the intensive coffee diplomacy efforts done by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Cairo. The coffee shop, which is located in the elite area of Medical Park Premier New Cairo, particularly serves a variety of high-quality coffee from Indonesia of Arabica type. It is different from the Robusta coffee beans which have been imported by many Egyptian coffee entrepreneurs.
Indonesian Ambassador to Egypt, Lutfi Rauf, in his welcoming speech at the inauguration of the shop, as stated in a written statement from the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo on Monday (9/8) hoped that the opening of the Villa Sumatra shop will make the Indonesian coffee market in Egypt increase and become a center for Indonesia's excellent coffee exports to other countries. Ambassador Lutfi also affirmed that the government will continuously provide full support and attention to coffee business actors, especially Indonesian coffee activists in Egypt.
The founder and owner of Villa Sumatra, Haytham Shawkat Husein expressed his appreciation for the support of the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo in importing excellent coffee from Indonesia until the establishment of the coffee shop. He also hopes that when the pandemic is over, he can visit Indonesia again to find out and bring more other excellent coffee in Sumatra, Sulawesi, Java, Flores and Papua. He is also targeting the Indonesian herbal product market.
The opening of Villa Sumatra was also attended by Chairperson of the Specialty Coffee Association of Indonesia, Daryanto Witarsa and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Specialty Coffee Association of Indonesia, Delima Hasri Azahari who interactively had the opportunity to communicate directly with Haytham. Daryanto also expects that the presence of Villa Sumatera is to grow significant trade transactions in encouraging an increase in Egyptian market demand for excellent coffee products from Indonesia.
Moreover, Haytham further explained that he also needs professional and skilled baristas manpower to be able to mix a variety of excellent Indonesian coffees in his shop, which he plans to add to the number of the shop in the future. Through the facilitation of the Specialty Coffee Association of Indonesia, Indonesia as the fourth ranked "World's Best Barista," is expected to be able to hold workshops and provide capacity building training in the field of excellent coffee to train local barista manpower in Egypt.
The Trade Attaché of the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo, Irman Adi explained that the inauguration of Indonesia's first coffee shop was a new breakthrough in a series of Indonesian coffee diplomacy programs in Egypt. The coffee shop can promote and sell a variety of excellent coffee of Indonesia, such as Sumatera Gayo, Sinabung Honey, Lintong, Karo, Sinabung Wine, Long Berry, and Cascara.
August
students of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences at Brawijaya University consisting of Indri Dwi Fitria, Rani Elvira, Jamiilah Zahrotul Jannah, Kevin, and Alfain Homis Fadil were inspired to make a body lotion that can prevent Covid-19. They made the body lotion because it was inspired by the widespread use of hand sanitizer which actually causes dehydration of the skin so that it becomes dry. According to the students, body lotion is still the solution for most people because it has benefits to moisturize and nourish the skin. However, the use of synthetic ingredients, such as butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and parabens in body lotions has a negative effect in long-term use and has been proven to be toxic and carcinogenic. To overcome this problem, the five students finally made a body lotion by utilizing the flavonoid content in Moringa leaves and the skin collagen of Catfish named MORISTIN. This innovation succeeded in obtaining research funding from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia in the 2021 Entrepreneurship Student Creativity Week.
Indri Dwi Fitria explained that the content of Moringa leaves, such as apiin, epicatechin and hesperetin, which has a good affinity for the active side of ACE2 (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2), can inhibit the SARS-Cov-2 interaction process. In addition, the collagen from catfish skin can be used to prevent premature aging, prevent wrinkles, moisturize the skin and increase skin elasticity. MORISTIN is a skin care product that is safe, healthy and it provides more protection whithout causing side effects when used regularly.
MORISTIN is formulated as an antiseptic body lotion that is rich in antioxidants; it enables the skin to be moist and healthy, protects from UV rays and avoids the threat of bacteria and viruses. MORISTIN comes in three variants, including Orange Fresh, Choco Melt, and Vanilla Sweet which are packaged in two sizes, 250 ml and 60 ml. MORISTIN is now spread commercially in online stores and also present on the active Instagram page (@moristin.id) so that buyers can find out the latest info on the product. Indri hopes that with the presence of this MORISTIN body lotion product, it can attract people's interest to continue to apply health protocols and take care of themselves amid the Covid-19 pandemic without having to worry about side effects from using body lotion products regularly.
August
Indonesia and Malaysia strengthen cooperation at the border. The cooperation is expected to increase security in both regions. This was revealed by Danrem 121/Abw Brigadier General Ronny when receiving a working visit from Malaysia Military Liaison Officer (MMLO), Major Arif who is a new officer in Sintang, West Kalimantan. The visit was made to establish friendship and cooperation between the Indonesian Military (TNI) in the West Kalimantan region and the Royal Malaysian Army. The existence of MMLO in Sintang is a liaison between Indonesian Armed Forces -TNI and the Royal Malaysian Army so that the cooperation that has been built so far can be even better.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto emphasized the need to strengthen solidarity and cooperation with the Sub-Regional Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) to overcome the economic and health crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Airlangga's statement was delivered while leading the Indonesian Delegation at the 27th IMT-GT Ministerial Meeting which was held virtually on Friday (6/8). The meeting was attended by Minister of the Prime Minister (Economics) of Malaysia, YB Dato' Sri Mustapa Bin Mohamed, Minister of Finance of Thailand, Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, Vice President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Ahmed M. Saeed, and Secretary General of the ASEAN Secretariat, Dato' Lim Jock Hoi. Minister Airlangga added that his side and the Ministers of Malaysia and Thailand have agreed to ensure that all targets in the IMT-GT cooperation can be achieved and provide benefits to the community.