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There is an interesting tourism attraction namely Sigerincing Waterfall you have to visit if you travel to Jambi. The location is in Tuo Village, Merangin Regency, Jambi Province. From the downtown of Jambi, Sigerincing waterfall can be reached about 7 hours by motor vehicles. The waterfall is 70 meters high and it also offers a beautifully natural atmosphere. If you are lucky, you can also see the rainbow phenomenon on the waterfall.

To enter the Sigerincing Waterfall tourism destination, you have to pay Rp15,000 per person. From the parking lot location, you must walk for about 15 minutes, through the gravel road, going down the stairs to get to the location. Along the way, you will see views of plants belonging to the local residents, such as coffee, cinnamon, rubber and many others. Segerincing Waterfall has a shower width of 6 meters. When you arrive at the location of the waterfall, all of your tiredness will disappear looking at the amazing beauty and green of the waterfall. Sigerincing waterfall has a river flow below it, with clear water and a depth of about a half meter that can be used for swimming or playing water.

The source of the waterfall comes from the Siau River which is the upper course of Mt. Masurai, which makes the waterfall have very clear water. You can clearly see some types of fish swimming. Because the nature is so beautiful. In this tourism attraction, you can also take selfies and photos. Unfortunately, at this tourism spot, there is no restaurant available. Therefore, if you travel here, you are recommended to bring your own food and beverages.

Indonesian Ambassador to Japan, Heri Akhmadi inaugurated At Takwa Mosque, the first Nahdlatul Ulama’s (NU) mosque in Koga City, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan. It also coincided with Eid al-Adha holiday 1442 H  on Tuesday (20/7). The Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo on Wednesday (21/7) stated that the inauguration of the mosque was a series of the inauguration of the Indonesian Community Learning Activity Center (PKBM) in Japan. On the occasion, Ambassador Heri was accompanied by the Education Attache of the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo, Yusli Wardiatno and Chairperson of the Special Branch of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PCINU) Japan, Miftahul Huda.

Ambassador Heri in his speech explained that the mosque is expected to further strengthen the unity of Indonesian citizens in Japan.

On the same occasion, Ambassador Heri also inaugurated the Indonesian Community Learning Activity Center (PKBM) at the At Takwa Mosque. He further said that apart from being used as a worship place, the At Takwa mosque can also be used for PKBM study rooms. This learning centre is a service activity for primary and secondary education and other courses can be adapted to the needs of the community.The participants of PKBM will receive three main subjects, namely religious and moral education, Pancasila, citizenship education, and Indonesian language. They can also participate in the Kejar Program Packages A, B, and C.

Indonesian government officially extended the emergency restrictions (PPKM Darurat) until July 25 and will reopen gradually on July 26. The decision was made based on the unconducive situation because of the spike in Covid-19 infection. Many business sectors are affected by the restriction extension, especially the industry as one of the national economy drivers. The government’s policy to overcome the impact is by providing funds for the workers.

In a virtual press conference on Wednesday (21/7), after discussing the latest situation with Minister of Manpower -Ida Fauziyah, Minister of  Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati will increase the fund up to Rp10 trillion for social security of 8.8 million workers affected by the emergency restrictions. The Rp10 trillion will be allocated for wage subsidy (BSU) up to Rp8.8 trillion and additional funds for Pre-Employment Cards up to Rp1.2 trillion.

The wage subsidy for the workers targets the laid-off workers or those whose working hours are cut. Meanwhile, the pre-employment card is for terminated workers. So with the fund, the government hopes that the employers will not need to fire their workers.

Essentially, many saw the restrictions extension as dilemmatic. On one hand, the economy must keep moving. On the other hand, Covid-19 and its Delta variant still haunt the people. Still, this difficult decision must be made. Wishfully, the fund for the workers can sustain the economy. 

The National Gallery of Indonesia at the Directorate General of Culture,Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology presents a special virtual tour for children. This virtual tour using 360° video technology and green screen will be held to coincide with the commemoration of National Children's Day, Friday, July 23, 2021. This activity is in collaboration with theAsianparent (tAp) Indonesia, which is a part of the parenting site No. 1 in Southeast Asia.

Guided by the National Gallery team, the children who take part in the virtual tour will get to know the works and figures of art. The exhibition is divided into three parts or sessions. First one is the MEMORY MONUMENT, featuring works from the National Gallery collection based on national historical developments. Second one is PARIS 1959 JAKARTA 1995, featuring works from international collections originating from two important events: grants from world artists based in Paris in 1959 and grants from artists participating in the 1995 Non-Aligned Movement Exhibition in Jakarta and the third one is that KODE /D is a thematic exhibition that regularly exhibits a number of collections from the National Gallery of Fine Arts in the period 1999-2019.

Especially for this virtual tour and the participants are children, the works chosen to be presented in the virtual tour are works with objects that are close to children, such as mother figures, brothers/sisters, plants, animals, markets, ships, geometric shapes, or color. These objects are in the works of the painters Raden Saleh “Kapal Tenggelam”, Basoeki Abdullah “Kakak dan Adik”, Affandi “Ibu”, Kartono Yudhokusumo “Anggrek”, Suromo DS “Pasar”, Popo Iskandar “Kucing”, Handrio “Komposisi” , and the works of other important figures who contributed to the development of Indonesian art. This virtual tour enlivens not only the 2021 National Children's Day celebration with the theme "Protected Children, Advanced Indonesia", but also a medium for art education for children.