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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 Kesehatan which means Health.

Here is the conversation entitled “Harus dengan Resep Dokter” which means “It Must be on Medical Prescription”. This dialog is between Kevin and a pharmacist in a pharmacy.Kevin wants to buy a medicine, but Kevin should give a doctor’s prescription to buy it. Let’s read to the conversation.

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

In the dialog, you listen to an expression “Obat ini harus dengan resep dokter” (2X) which means “This medicine must be on medical prescription”. In this expression, there is the word harus (2X) which means must, that is used to show obligation or something that must be done. In the dialog context between the pharmacist andKevin, Kevin must give doctor’s prescription if he wants to buy the medicine.

Other examples.

Let’s read to the other examples of using the word harus (2X) which means must.

Obat ini harus dengan resep dokter (2X) which means This medicine must be on medical prescription

Oh begitu(2X) which means Oh I see

Bapak harus meminum obat ini sampai habis (2X) which means You must take this medicine until finished

Baik (2X) which means Alright

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. 

Adonara Island is located in east of Flores Island, which shares border with the Flores Sea in the North, Solor Strait in the South, and Lowotobi Strait in the West. Administratively, this island is included in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province. On this island, there are some very beautiful natural attractions. One of them is Watotena Beach.

Watotena Beach is located in the Southeast region of Adonara Island. This beach has very stunning natural scenery. The stretch of white sand coupled with a collection of magma rocks and clear sea water makes the scenery on this beach very exotic. This beach is rarely visited by many tourists. So, this place is a suitable place to relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery. In addition, if you want to enjoy the underwater charm of this beach, you can do diving or snorkeling activities.

Watotena Beach can be accessed via Larantuka, the capital of East Flores. From Larantuka, it takes 1 hour by boat to cross to Adonara Island. After arriving at Waiwerang, you can take public transportation for 30 minutes to arrive at Watotena Beach.

If you want to visit this beach, you have to prepare enough supplies because there are no restaurants or hotels on this beach.

For hygiene issues in this place, of course a top priority, tourists are prohibited from littering, and not smoking or bringing drinks to the beach. If you want to smoke or enjoy drinks and food, this beach has provided a place or hut. This is, of course, to maintain the cleanliness of the beach.

To improve trade relations between Indonesia and Canada, the Indonesian Consulate General in Toronto always approaches various stakeholders. On June 15, the Indonesian Consulate General in Toronto paid a visit to one of the seafood importers, AIP Seafood Company Canada, in Toronto. Purchasing Manager of AIP Seafood Company Canada, Collin Wong stated that his side is interested in importing various frozen food products from Indonesia. However, he has encountered various obstacles, such as lack of information and difficulty in finding credible partners.

The Indonesian Consul General in Toronto, Leonard F. Hutabarat is committed to helping resolve these obstacles. The Indonesian Consulate General will also facilitate AIP Seafood Company meetings with a number of Indonesian companies, including frozen shrimp producers.

AIP Seafood Company is also eager to establish long-term and mutually beneficial trade relations with Indonesian partners, including Waisai Sagara Inc. whose representatives were present at the meeting. They are interested in crabmeat products with the brand "Aruna" which have been marketed in Canada. Waisai Sagara Inc. is an Indonesian investment company based in Toronto which is an importer of crab meat products from Sidoarjo, East Java.

The Indonesian Consul General also explained that at the government to government level, Indonesia and Canada plan to establish more comprehensive economic cooperation through the Indonesia - Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement -CEPA. The Indonesia-Canada CEPA is believed to provide many conveniences for business people, particularly through ease of entry fees, mobility of personnel or professional services as well as ease of investment in Indonesia.

Footwear products by Indonesian Small and Medium Enterprises have the opportunity to enter Nigerian market through the Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) of the Ministry of Trade in Lagos. ITPC Lagos is exploring a trade agreement through virtual business matching. Director General of National Export Development of the Indonesian Ministry of Trade, Didi Sumedi stated in an official statement, Thursday (17/6) that it is hoped that Indonesian Small and Medium Enterprises can take advantages of market opportunities in Nigeria through this business matching.

Head of ITPC Lagos, Hendro Jonathan said that Indonesian footwear products are on high demand because of their high quality. Indonesian exporters are expected to be able to produce products in accordance with the models demanded by Nigerian market. During the event, some information was conveyed to Indonesian Small and Medium Enterprises regarding the model, color, material, and price range of footwear products that are on demand in Nigeria. Hendro also emphasized that the Indonesian Trade Promotion Center also provided information about logistics routes and product specifications for formal, casual shoes, slippers and school shoes in Nigeria. According to Hendro, Nigeria is a promising market for Indonesia with a current population of more than 200 million people with the most ages being 0 to 29 years old. He also said that the total imports of Nigerian footwear products from the world in 2020 were 9 million US dollars and 75 percent is dominated by China. Conditions like this must be addressed properly so that Indonesian footwear exporters can seize market share of Nigerian footwear.