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Voice of Indonesia presents Let’s Speak Indonesian, a program that introduces the Indonesianvocabulary 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 isDi Belakang Kosmu which means Behind Your Rooming House.

Read to this conversation aboutDi Belakang Kosmu which means Behind Your Rooming House.

In Kevin’s room. Rama has bought rice porridge for Kevin. He persuaded him to eat it and take medicine.

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Having listened to the conversation, now I am going to introduce somevocabulary andexpressions related to the topic today, namely Di Belakang Kosmu which means Behind Your Rooming House. I’m going to say each word two times and you can repeat after me.

In the dialog, there is a sentence Aku membelinya di belakang kosmu (2x) which means I bought it behind your rooming house. The word di belakang (2x) which means behind is a word to show the position and location of a place or a thing. Another word to show position and location is di pojok ( 2X) which means in the corner. For example: Kevin duduk di pojok kelas( 2X) which means Kevin sits in the corner of the class. Another word is di bawah (2x) which means under. For example: Sepatunya ada di bawah meja (2X) which means The shoes are under the table; di dalam (2X)which means in. For example: Kevin belajar di dalam kelas(2X)which meansKevin studies in class; di kanan (2X)which means on the right. For example: Rumahnya di kanan jalan (2X)which meansHis house is on the right side of the street.

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.  

To strengthen the Brotherhood, the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh Holds Basic Training on Tilawatil Quran.

The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Phnom Penh, Vietnam conducted training in the basics of Tajweed and recitation for a number of Muslims in Cambodia. The Tilawatil Quran training was conducted 4 times and held every two weeks, starting at the end of November 2020 and finishing in early January 2021. The trainers are from the Indonesian Embassy.

In a statement issued on January 7, the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh said that this activity aimed at strengthening brotherhood with Cambodia. The training is also an important means of Indonesia's socio-cultural diplomacy efforts as well as a promotion of moderate and progressive Islam in Indonesia. This cannot be separated from Cambodian Muslims who view Indonesia as an older brother who has a lot of experience, especially in the field of Quran recitation.

Remembering that the medium of communication which was used during the training is Indonesian language, the Tilawatil Quran training is also an effective means of expanding the learning and use of Indonesian language in Cambodia.

Endek Balinese fabrics are increasingly worldwide. This fabric is one of the raw materials for the design of the spring / summer 2021 collection of the famous French fashion house, Christian Dior Couture. A signing of the Letter of Intent between the Bali Provincial Government and Christian Dior Couture took place on Friday (8/1). This was conducted virtually by Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster representing the Bali Provincial Government and Marie Champey representing Christian Dior.

The signing of the collaboration to promote traditional Balinese cultural expressions stems from the wishes of Christian Dior, who is a world-class fashion house, by sending a letter to the Indonesian Ambassador to France, Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir last year. The letter is about the desire to use Endek Bali fabrics as a fashion trend for spring / summer 2021.

Lore Lindu National Park is one of the national parks in Indonesia which is located in the province of Central Sulawesi and is one of Sulawesi's biological protection locations. It is located about 60 kilometers in the South of Palu City. The park is in the south part of Donggala regency and in the west part of Poso regency, becoming a region of water catchment for 3 major rivers in Central Sulawesi, namely Lariang river, Gumbasa river and Palu river. This national park is divided into three areas, namely Lore Kalamanta Wildlife Reserve, Lake Lindu Tourism Forest, and Sopu Gumbasa Wildlife Reserve.

Lore Lindu National Park has endemic fauna and flora of Sulawesi and also interesting natural panorama because it is located at Wallace line which is a transitional region between Asian and Australian zones. This national park is also the largest native mammal habitat in Sulawesi. These endemic animals are anoa, babirusa, deer, ghost apes (Tangkasi), kakaktonkea monkeys, marsupial cuscus and the largest meat-eating animals in Sulawesi, Sulawesi civets living in this park.

Apart from the endemic flora and fauna, megalithic statues that are hundreds or even thousands of years old are also scattered in the Lore Lindu National Park areas such as the Napu, Behoa and Bada Valley. Based on the research in 2013, there were 1,466 megalithic findings from 83 sites that have been disclosed. Megalith statues in this National Park are classified into several categories, such as stone statues in the form of humans, kalamba which is in the form of a large water storage, tutu'na which is in the form of stone plates, dakon stones which are flat to convex shaped stones that describe channels, and other forms such as stone mortar, a pillar of the house, and others. Lore Lindu National Park operates 24 hours with an entrance ticket fee of Rp10,000 per person.

The beginning of 2021 is shrouded in heartbreaking events from the world of Indonesian aviation. A Boeing 737-500 Sriwijaya Air flight number SJ 182 with Jakarta-Pontianak route, crashed in the waters of Pulau Seribu after four minutes of taking off from Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Cengkareng, on Saturday (9/1) at 2 pm local time. The fateful plane was carrying 50 passengers; 40 adults, 7 children and 3 babies and a crew of 12 including the pilot and co-pilot.

According to the Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi, the incident began when the plane took off from Soekarno-Hatta airport at 02:36. One minute later it was permitted to ascend to an altitude of 29,000 feet, following instrument standards. At around 2:40, the plane appeared to be heading not in its proper direction but towards the Southwest. Then the air traffic control (ATC) asked the pilot to report the direction of the aircraft, but the Sriwijaya SJ 182 plane disappeared from radar and was subsequently declared down.

President Joko Widodo expressed his deep condolences for the downing of the Sriwijaya Air SJ 182 plane. On behalf of the government and all Indonesian people, the President expressed his deep condolences for this tragedy. According to him, since Saturday afternoon the Minister of Transportation and the National SAR Agency, assisted by the Military as well as the Police, have been ordered to immediately carry out a search for victims. The President emphasized that he would do his best to find and rescue victims and asked people  to pray together so that the victims could be found.

Search and rescue efforts continued. SAR Mission Coordinator as well as National SAR Agency Operations Director Marshal Rasman emphasized that the search operation for Sriwijaya Air SJ 182 aircraft was carried out by operating dozens of ships, including those with underwater equipment, 12 helicopters and 32 ground equipment.

Until 5.00 p.m on Sunday (10/1), the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 SAR operation Command Post has received a number of objects suspected of being plane debris and parts of passenger bodies. Marine Coordinator Marshal M Fadilla submitted the findings to the Integrated Command Post. The handover was the fifth during the second day of the SAR operation.

Hopefully, all victims can be found and identified so that they can return to their families and then be buried properly.