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Indonesia will continue to fight discrimination against its palm oil by the European Union. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi emphasized this in her speech at the virtual Jakarta Food Security Summit-5, Thursday (19/11). According to her, this discriminatory act is against the principles of partnership and collaboration promoted by Indonesia. She ensured that this problem would be faced firmly by Indonesia.

Palm oil is a leading commodity that forms the backbone of Indonesia's economy. The export value reached 23 billion US dollars last year. Retno Marsudi said, a few days ago she  had communicated with the European Commission's High Representative-Vice President Josep Borrell to discuss the importance of increasing partnerships with each other and resolving the issue of discrimination in Indonesian oil palm. During the talk, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi conveyed the importance of a stronger partnership and resolving the issue of discrimination against Indonesian palm oil. She  ensured that Indonesia will always communicate openly with the European Union to resolve the oil palm issue. What Indonesia wants is only one, namely fair treatment of Indonesian palm oil. According to Retno Marsudi Indonesia wants to have a stronger partnership with the European Union, which has been a natural partner for a long time, because the two parties shared the same views on many issues.

Apart from palm oil, Retno Marsudi also ensured that she would continue to oversee various leading Indonesian commodities that experienced injustice in the global market, such as coffee, tea and rubber. She  emphasized that Indonesian diplomacy does not want to remain silent and will continue to stand tall and defend national interests.

Last Thursday (19/11), the Central Bank -Bank Indonesia (BI) Board of Governors Meeting decided to lower interest rates in a bid to boost economic growth. BI lowered the BI 7-Day Reverse Repo Rate (BI7DRR) by 25 basis points to 3.75%, then the deposit facility rate to 3%, and the lending facility rate to 4.5%.

This decision was taken by considering low inflation, maintaining external stability, and as further steps to accelerate national economic recovery. Bank Indonesia remains committed to supporting liquidity provision, including Bank Indonesia's support for the government in accelerating the realization of the 2020 State Budget.

According to Governor of Bank Indonesia, Perry Warjiyo, the decision was to continue the rupiah exchange rate stabilization policy in line with market fundamentals and mechanisms. In addition, lowering interest rates is also intended to strengthen the monetary operation strategy to support accommodative monetary policy. The decision to lower interest rates also took into account several indicators that improved in October 2020. Some of the indicators are people mobility, food sales and online sales, manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), and public income. External factors also show indicators of improvement, such as a surplus in the balance of payments in the third quarter of 2020, driven by improvements in the current account and financial capital transactions.

The lowering of the bank's benchmark interest rate is expected to lower lending rates to boost the economy. Export performance is now starting to increase. So, it is time for banks to start giving credit back to the business world. Efforts made by Bank Indonesia need to be supported so that Indonesia can rise from the current economic slowdown.

Voice of Indonesia presents “Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia,” a lesson in the Indonesian language on the Radio. We introduce some Indonesian vocabulary and tips on how to use it in a conversation. This segment is a joint initiative of Voice of Indonesia and the Language and Book Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.  Today’s topic is ‘Apa profesi anda?’ (What is your profession)

Read to this conversation about ‘Apa profesi anda?’ (What is your profession). Kevin meets Rama’s father, then Kevin asks about his profession.

Now, I am going to introduce some vocabularies and expressions related to the topic today.

If you want to ask about someone’s profession, you can use sentences such as: Apa profesi Anda? Or Apa pekerjaan Anda?In English ‘what is your profession’. If you talk with older person, you can change your greeting word Anda (you)to become bapak or ibu (sir, mom). For examples: Apa profesi Bapak?Which means ‘what is your profession, sir?’, to express your curiosity politely. You also can add with expression Kalau boleh tahu… which means‘excuse me/may I know  …’

To respond to the phrase of profession inquiries, you can say Profesi saya seorang …. which means ‘My profession is a ....’, for examples:

Wah, bagus sekali seragamnya.  Kalau boleh tahu,  apa profesi Bapak?which means ‘Your uniform is good. May I know, what is your profession, sir’. 

Iya, ini seragam dinas. Saya bekerja sebagai tentara di Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan  Perdamaian  Tentara Nasional Indonesiawhich means ‘This is an official uniform. I work as a soldier at the Indonesian Armed Forces Peacekeeping Mission Center’.

That was “Let’s Speak Bhs Indonesia”, a lesson in Bahasa Indonesia or the Indonesian language on the radio. Hopefully, this edition will be useful for those who want to know more about Bahasa Indonesia.  

Voice of Indonesia presents “Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia,” a lesson in the Indonesian language on the Radio. We introduce some Indonesian vocabulary and tips on how to use it in a conversation. This segment is a joint initiative of Voice of Indonesia and the Language and Book Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.  Today’s topic is ‘Apa profesi anda?’ (What is your profession)

Read to this conversation about ‘Apa profesi anda?’ (What is your profession). Kevin meets Rama’s father, then Kevin asks about his profession.

Now, I am going to introduce some vocabularies and expressions related to the topic today.

If you want to ask about someone’s profession, you can use sentences such as: Apa profesi Anda? Or Apa pekerjaan Anda?In English ‘what is your profession’. If you talk with older person, you can change your greeting word Anda (you)to become bapak or ibu (sir, mom). For examples: Apa profesi Bapak?Which means ‘what is your profession, sir?’, to express your curiosity politely. You also can add with expression Kalau boleh tahu… which means‘excuse me/may I know  …’

To respond to the phrase of profession inquiries, you can say Profesi saya seorang …. which means ‘My profession is a ....’, for examples:

Wah, bagus sekali seragamnya.  Kalau boleh tahu,  apa profesi Bapak?which means ‘Your uniform is good. May I know, what is your profession, sir’. 

Iya, ini seragam dinas. Saya bekerja sebagai tentara di Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan  Perdamaian  Tentara Nasional Indonesiawhich means ‘This is an official uniform. I work as a soldier at the Indonesian Armed Forces Peacekeeping Mission Center’.

That was “Let’s Speak Bhs Indonesia”, a lesson in Bahasa Indonesia or the Indonesian language on the radio. Hopefully, this edition will be useful for those who want to know more about Bahasa Indonesia.  

Madrasah Ibtidaiah Negeri -MIN 1 Pekanbaru student, Chania Alifia Zahra won a gold medal at the Asia Pacific Shitoryu Karate Foundation (APSKF) Virtual Competition in Kazakhstan, which was held from November 6-8, 2020.

Chania won 1st place in the 8-9 year old class. Caca or Chania along with other Indonesian athletes brought a total of 9 gold medals, 11 silver, and 10 bronze.Head of Public Relations at the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion of Riau, Musdhalifah, in Pekanbaru, Tuesday (Nov 17) said that Chania, this tiny girl is now in grade 4 B.At the age of 9, Caca has received various awards in the field of karate up to the national level. In February, Caca won 1st place in the Individual Words for early childhood at the Shindoka Karate National Championship in Jakarta.Her achievements include Champion 3 kumite - 20 kg pre-early age women Karate championship III 2016 kids championship at Tribuana Pekanbaru Sports Arena,3rd place with kumite -20 kg pre-early age women, Riau Province Karate Championship IX year 2018 and INHU Regent Cup 2018 at Rengat, 3rd place for female individual Kata, 2nd 2019 Siak Open Karate Championship at Tualang Siak Sports Arena Champion 1 for young women individual Kata, and 2020 Shindoka Karate National Championship in Jakarta.

The East Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government will hold a NTT Governor's Cup Horse Race from 19-22 November 2020 which will be centered in Babau, Kupang Regency, Timor Island.Head of the East Nusa Tenggara Provincial Tourism and Creative Economy Office, Wayan Darmawa in Kupang, Monday, as quoted from Antara, explained that this horse racing activity is part of the efforts of the regional government (Pemda) to revive tourism activities by implementing the Covid-19 health protocols, which every visitor is required to undergo a number of protocols, such as body temperature checks, washing hands, wearing masks, and maintaining a safe distance to avoid Covid-19 transmission.Furthermore, Wayan explained that in addition to horse racing competitions, creative economy exhibition activity is also carried out as an effort to revive the community's economic business sector.

A total of 1,525 participants took part in the 2020 Ranau Gran Fondo cycling race in Ogan Komering Ulu Selatan Regency. This is an effort by the regional government to restore the economy and tourism affected by Covid-19.In a press release received by Antara on Monday (16/11), the participants who took part in the activities held in the Lake Ranau tourism destination area came from various regions in Indonesia and from abroad such as the United States. Governor of South Sumatra, Herman Deru, when releasing the cyclists directly, said that this is the initial milestone for the improvement and recovery of the national economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The number of participants this year has increased more than the first Sriwijaya Ranau Gran Fondo in 2019. In addition to recruiting talented cyclist athletes, Sriwijaya Ranau Gran Fondo was held as an effort to introduce and increase the number of tourist visits in South Sumatra as well as to encourage the community's economy.Furthermore, he said that the South Sumatra Provincial Government also continues to encourage infrastructure improvements in the Lake Ranau area. Lake Ranau is the second largest lake in Sumatra after Lake Toba. The Sriwijaya Gran Fondo 2020 event in the two-round road bike category was won by national athlete, Jauhari Johan who won first place, second place was won by Rian Septiawan and in third place was Rio Lambudi. Meanwhile, the MTB category went to Zainal Fanani from Lumajang Regency, Central Java, second place winner Maydanil Arhan from South Sumatra and third place winner Ade Agung from Lahat Regency, South Sumatra.

Indonesian male lifter, Rizky Juniansyah, who appeared in the 73-kg class, won three gold medals at the 2020 Virtual Youth Weightlifting World Championship held from Lima, Peru, Sunday (Nov 15) Western Indonesia Time. The three gold medals were obtained after Rizky managed to record a total force of 325 kg with details of snatch 145 and clean and jerk 180 kg.

Besides winning three gold medals, the 16-year-old lifter has also successfully surpassed the three youth world records in his own name that he won at the 2020 World Junior and Youth Championships in Uzbekistan last February. The world records for teenagers that Rizky managed to break are snatch force from 139 kg to 145 kg, clean and jerk weighing 180 kg or exceeding the world youth record standard, namely 171 kg, and total force from 307 kg to 325 kg.

Meanwhile, the Head Coach of the Indonesian Weightlifting Team, Dirja Wihardja said that he was proud of Rizky’s achievements. He said Rizky's class at the online championship was at the same level as the senior generation.