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Voice of Indonesia presents Let’s Speak Indonesian, a program that introduces the Indonesian vocabulary and guides you to speak in the language. Mari Berbahasa Indonesia or Let’s Speak Indonesian is a joint initiative of Voice of Indonesia and the Language Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.  Today’s topic is about Transportasi which means Transportation.

Here is the conversation entitled “Dilarang Parkir” which means “No Parking”. This dialog is between Kevin and Mela. Mela drives a car and stops on the side of a road where there is a no parking sign. Kevin tells Mela.

After reading to the conversation, now I am going to introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic of the day.

In the dialog, you hear Kevin say Kita dilarang parkir di sini (2X) which means We cannot park here. In the statement, there is the word dilarang (2X) which means prohibited or no. It is used to show information that we are prohibited to do something.

Other examples:

Let’s listen to the other examples to show information that we are prohibited to do something.

-Kita dilarang naik Kereta Rel Listrik/ KRL karena pandemi (2X) which means We cannot take commuter line due to pandemic

-Para penumpang dilarang makan di dalam KRL(2X) which means Passengers cannot eat in the commuter line

That was “Let’s Speak Indonesian” for today. Hopefully, this edition can be useful for those of you who want to know more about Indonesian language.

President Joko Widodo appreciated the initiative of private entrepreneurs to create a Gotong Royong or Mutual Cooperation Oxygen House to accommodate patients infected with the Coronavirus. The facility is expected to reduce pressure on hospitals, especially in a number of provinces with high bed occupancy rates.

When directly inspecting the first Gotong Royong Oxygen House located in Pulo Gadung area, East Jakarta, last Saturday (24/7), President Joko Widodo stated that the construction of the Oxygen House which can accommodate 500 patients will be 100 percent completed in early August 2021. On this occasion, he hopes that similar initiatives can be carried out not only in Jakarta, but also in other areas. According to President Joko Widodo, the addition of this capacity will reduce the hospital bed occupancy rate.

The Gotong Royong Oxygen House itself is a semi-permanent health facility specifically equipped with oxygen supply devices and treatment beds for Covid-19 patients with moderate symptoms. The facility was established adjacent to the oxygen plant so as to ensure the availability of oxygen with direct access via a pipe from the oxygen plant to The Gotong Royong Oxygen House.

The presence of the oxygen house is expected to help Covid-19 patients who need access to medical oxygen. While hospitals can be used for those who require more intensive care,

The Gotong Royong Oxygen House does require comprehensive cooperation among all parties, both the government and the private sector. This is in order to provide health facilities to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, which is currently still having a high rate of spread. It is hoped that the construction of The Gotong Royong Oxygen House in Jakarta will be followed by similar steps, especially in areas where the positive number of Covid-19 infections is still high.

In addition, public awareness to continue to adhere to strict health protocols is also very necessary to contain the spread of Covid-19 in Indonesia. As the saying goes, prevention is better than cure.

The Olympic Games are a four-year international sporting event that competes in sports in both summer and winter. Thousands of athletes from various countries compete in various sporting events here. The Olympics is the largest and most prominent sporting competition in the world, with more than 200 countries participating.

In its history, the Summer Olympics has been canceled twice, namely, because of the first world war in 1916 and the second world war in 1940-1944. In 2020, the Tokyo Olympics had to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic and can only be held in 2021.

From time to time, the Olympics has always been colored by the bustle of participants from all over the world, various record-breaking, star-studded and thousands of enthusiastic spectators who come to witness the prestigious event.

But it's different this year. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Opening Ceremony is planned to be held at the Olympic Stadium on Friday July 23, 2021 at 8 p.m.  Tokyo time, and without spectators. Even though it is being  held in 2021, this Olympics is still referred to as the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and runs from July 23 to August 8, 2021.

The theme this time  is, "United by Emotion". This has to do with the fact that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is being  held amid the coronavirus pandemic. It is hoped that this sports event can become a unifying medium for the world to come together and feel joy amid the difficult situation facing the coronavirus pandemic.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics President, Hashimoto Seiko was quoted by Antara News Agency as saying that the opening ceremony would take place solemnly, despite concerns over the emergence of the Covid-19 delta variant. So far, the organizers along with the World Health Organization –WHO have designed and introduced a number of measures to reduce the risk of Covid-19 and ensured that the Olympics remains safe.

There are parallels in the Olympic spirit in the Japanese government in particular and people around the world are working together to defeat the virus.

May the Olympics be a moment that unites the world, and ignites the solidarity and determination needed to end the pandemic together. In line with the Olympic torch as a symbol of hope that traverses the planet, hopefully, the ray of hope from Japan, which is often called the land of the rising sun, is able to illuminate a new dawn for a healthier, safer, and fairer world.

Indonesian government added the list of government aid for the people affected by the Emergency Restrictions or "PPKM Darurat." With additional aid, it will need more budget up to Rp39.19 trillion. Therefore, the budget for National Economic Recovery (PEN) rose to 744.75 trillion from Rp699.43 trillion.

The government will also extend the staple food card (Kartu Sembako) for two months namely July and August 2021. It means, the staple food card recipient will receive additional funds for 14-month period 2021 worth Rp200,000 per month. This program targets 18.8 million families or around 75.2 million people.

The government will also give Bulog rice aid around 10 kilograms per family for the staple food card recipients and the social cash transfers (BST) recipients. There will be 5,9 million additional BST family recipients as a follow-up of regional governments' recommendations. This program targets people who are not registered as staple food card and BST recipients. The aid will be given for 6 months with Rp200,000 each month.

The government also extends the electricity discount until December 2021. The stimuli given until the end of 2021 include electricity tariff discount and subscription fee waive.

Besides, the government added more government aid in the form of the Pre-Employment Card program fund. There will be 2,8 million new Pre-Employment Card recipients, making it 8.4 million recipients in total. This program will be synergized with a wage aid plan.

The Indonesian government also continues the social cash transfer program for 10 million families or some 40 million people. The May-June aid will be paid in July 2021.

The government also extends the internet data subsidy until December 2021. It targets 38.1 million students, teachers, and lecturers.

Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment as well as Emergency Restrictions Coordinator, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan in a press conference on Saturday (17/7) said that the government's aid list is added as the follow-up of emergency restrictions.