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Ambassador Priyo Iswanto receives an award from the University of del Sinu, Colombia

Indonesian Ambassador to Colombia, Priyo Iswanto received an award  of One Hundred-Year Medal -Elias Bechara Zainum from the University of del Sinu in Colombia, which was awarded online in a ceremony  on Thursday (10/12) local time.   Indonesian Embassy (KBRI) in Bogota in a statement in Jakarta, Friday (11/12) stated that  Ambassador Priyo received the award because he has contributed to bring forward  the  relationship between Colombia and Indonesia, particularly over past few years amid difficult situations and due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As quoted from the statement from the Indonesian Embassy in Bogota, he stated that the award is an honor for the Indonesian people, as well as an acknowledgment from influential institutions in Colombia that the cooperation between Indonesia and Colombia is getting increased, and the image of Indonesia is getting more positive and well known by the Colombian people.

He further remarked that after 40 years of diplomatic relations, now it is the right time  for academicians to be actively involved in  increasing cooperation as well as increasing people-to-people contact by utilizing free visa facilities from both countries.  In the fortieth  anniversary of diplomatic relations,  Indonesia and Colombia established bilateral consultations in 2020 and the countries agreed on a free visa  policy for citizens of both countries. Besides, for the first time there has also been an academic collaboration between universities in Indonesia and Colombia, namely the Veterans National Development University of East Java and the University of Externado, the University of Muhammadiyah Malang and the EAFIT Medellin University, and it is in a process for the University of del Sinu with one of the universities in 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 Ordering Online Taxi (Memesan Ojek Daring).

Read to this conversation about Ordering Online Taxi (Memesan Ojek Daring). Kevin orders an online taxi, but he doesn’t know the pick-up location. Then, Kevin asks the station officer.

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

When going somewhere, sometimes you are confused to find the location of a place. On that situation, you have to ask someone by saying Permisi, tahukah Anda di mana ...? which means ‘Excuse me, do you know where the location is?

In the dialogue, Kevin says Permisi Pak, di mana lokasi penjemputan ojek daring? Which means ‘excuse me, where is the pick-up location of online taxi?’

If you want to ask about the direction of the location, you also can ask someone to get the direction. You can use the expression Ke mana arah menuju ...? which means ‘where is the direction to …?’.

To respond to someone when they ask about direction but you don't know it, you can say Maaf, saya tidak tahu which means ‘I don’t know’ or maaf, saya tidak mengetahui daerah  ini which means ‘sorry,  I don’t know this area exactly’ or Maaf saya baru datang ke daerah ini which means ‘sorry I’ve just come to this area’.

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.

Indonesian state-owned train manufacturer -PT INKA exported the first three locomotives and 15 train cars to the Phillipine National Railways (PNR) in the Philippines. President Director of PT INKA, Budi Noviantoro when releasing PNR's order at Jamrud Utara Seaport, Surabaya. East Java on Saturday (12/12) said that PT INKA has sent train products to the Philippines, but this is the first export of locomotive products.

This shipment is the follow-up of a procurement contract worth US$26 million signed on May 28 2018 by PNR General Manager, Junn B Magno and President Director Budi Noviantoro in Manila, the Philippines.

Budi Noviantoro further said that the shipment also followed the previous export of two diesel multiple unit train sets worth US$9.7 million in December 2019. In February 2020, PT INKA also exported four DMU train sets worth US$21.4 million.

According to Budi Noviantoro, the locomotive export to the Philippines this time was an implementation of the BUMN (State-owned Enterprises) Go Global program. It also proves the existence of PT INKA through train product export and the continuity of Indonesain-owned companies amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Meanwhile, Director General for Metal, Machinery, Transportation, and Electronics Industry at the Industry Ministry, Taufiek Bawazier encouraged PT INKA to further strengthen its innovation, from digitalization to artificial intelligence. Therefore, PT INKA can compete with other railway industries abroad, especially in ASEAN. Indonesia will be a new power, especially in ASEAN.

Taufiek Bawazier also reminded there are some market segments still open and penetrable by PT INKA's products, such as in Africa and Central Asia, or other difficult markets. According to him, to answer this challenge, it requires manpower. This means that the prepared human resources must be trained in producing PT INKA's products in the future.

Like Southwest Sumba, East Sumba also has many excellent tourism destinations. One of them is Waimarang Waterfall. Located in Waimarang Village, East Sumba, Waimarang Waterfall is one of the destinations that is enough to steal a traveler's heart. In addition to being beautiful, the waterfall also has a pool created by nature. To get there, you have to drive about two hours from the center of East Sumba Regency in Waingapu. Off-road terrain to savanna will also welcome a traveler's trip to Waimarang Waterfall. If you are lucky, a traveler can also see horses which are eating grass. Arriving at the location, you will find a large field area for parking with several simple stalls. But you still have to walk about one kilometer trekking to Waimarang Waterfall.

Make sure you wear mountain sandals or comfortable shoes, remembering that the trip to the waterfall goes up and down. Just before arriving, you also have to cross the river first. Even though it's a little tiring, the trekking struggle will pay off with the beauty of Waimarang Waterfall. The waterfall is not big or tall, but it has a natural swimming pool which is quite wide. When you get there, you will not resist the temptation to swim, because the water will refresh your body. There is no change room at the waterfall location. However, you can find simple change rooms in the parking area. On one side of the waterfall, you can also find a higher surface. Beside it, there is also a smaller pool that is no less refreshing.

A long journey requires you to bring your own food, change of clothes and drink when you are in this waterfall area. If you want to go to Waimarang Waterfall, it is free of charge.  You are only charged with parking fee of Rp 10 thousand for cars and Rp 5 thousand for motorbikes. To enter the area, you must apply health protocols by using a mask, bringing a hand sanitizer or washing your hands with soap and keeping distance. Before you travel, make sure you are not infected with Covid-19, as well as when you return home later.