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Words of Omah Kayu are from Javanese language which sounds really unique. Omah means house, and kayu means wood. So, Omah kayu means wooden house. This area was built in 2014. It has been almost 4 years that this place has become an alternative for Malang residents to spend their weekends and holidays. Omah kayu is located at an altitude of 1,342 meters above sea level or equivalent to a mountain range such as Mount Andong in Magelang. The road to the tree house is also quite tiring. Because, the track also goes up and down as in climbing. However, the path is still quite easy, rather than the climbing track. Rice fields, valleys, mountains and many small buildings will be the sights of your trip to some of the tree houses at Omah kayu. Besides being appropriate with selfie location, Omah Kayu is also lodging. There are several rooms made of wood.

The uniqueness of Omah kayu or Tree House is that it is designed fully with wooden raw materials in which there are 6 units, each unit has an area of 3 x 2 x 2 meters. Omah kayu is made by using good quality and strong wood, namely eucalyptus wood as a building frame, including the  fences and balconies. For the walls, pine wood planks are used and arranged tightly so that the occupants  feel warm while staying at night here; for the roof, it uses materials from fibers. As an accommodation, this place is also provided with 1 bed, 2 pillows, a blanket and cutlery. However, the bathroom is not in the room, but in another place that is separated from the building. For the 6 units of Malang tree houses, there are 2 outside bathrooms equipped with warm water.

One of the advantages of choosing to stay at Omah Kayu or Tree House is that you can clearly see the beauty of Batu City, either at night or day time. Because the location of this tree house is in the west of Batu City which is located on the top of the hills or mountains that surround Batu City. At night, if the weather is clear without fog, you can see beautiful flickering lights throughout the very beautiful Batu City. In the morning, you can see the beautiful sunrise and the natural atmosphere of the mountains and nature. Uniquely, Omah Kayu will give every guest who stays here 2 tree seeds that must be planted in the lodging area. This is done to preserve nature in the surrounding area.

Besides being able to take pictures with unique backgrounds and stay at the wooden house, you can also enjoy lunch or dinner with varied food menus here. So, you do not have to worry if your stomach suddenly feels empty. Even though you are on vacation, you still have to always implement health protocols by wearing mask, washing your hands and keeping your distance. Have a good vacation!

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 Buying Train Ticket (Membeli Tiket Kereta).

Read to this conversation about Buying Train Ticket (Membeli Tiket Kereta). Kevin will take the commuter train KRL with Rama, but he missed his electronic money card. Kevin buys another KRL ticket.

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

If you want to buy tiket KRL or a commuter ticket, you can use the expression, Saya mau beli tiket which means ‘I want to buy a ticket’. Usually, the officer will ask you by saying Mau ke stasiun mana, Pak/bu? which means  ‘What station are you going to?’/’what station will you go to?’. After that, the officer will ask you Sekali jalan atau pulang pergi? Which means ‘for one way or round trip?’. In the dialogue, Kevin wants to buy one-way ticket; he says Sekali jalan which means ‘one- way’. Then, Kevin asks about the ticket price, Berapa harganya, Pak? Which means ‘how much?’. After the ticket officer mentions the ticket price, he/she will say Bayar dengan uang tunai, ya, Pak which means ‘please pay in cash’.

If you want to buy tickets at the counter, payment is usually done in cash. But if you want to make non-cash transactions, you can use electronic money. You can find automatic ticket purchasing machine at the rail station. The machine is completed with responsive sensor and cannot receive bad money. You can use the machine as an alternative way when the ticket counter is full of queues.  If you have problems in operating this machine, you can ask the station staff who always standby around this machine for assistance.

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.  

The Indonesian Embassy invites MSMEs to obtain opportunity for horticultural exports to Singapore

The Indonesian Embassy in Singapore invited micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)  to get opportunities for horticultural exports to Singapore. Trade Attache of the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore, Rumaksono at the business opportunity webinar of the Al Ahmadi Entrepreneurship Center, Friday (4/12) stated that Indonesia is an agricultural country. It has abundant fruits and vegetables. He invited MSMEs to penetrate the Singapore market. He further said that Singapore relies heavily on imported food. Singapore fulfills its food needs from many countries, such as China, Poland, Australia, India and even the Netherlands.

Rumaksono further explained that as a rich country, Singapore can purchase food from anywhere. That is an opportunity that must be captured by MSMEs from Indonesia. Indonesia is one of the top 12 countries that supplies food ingredients to Singapore. However, it is still limited for cooking oil, fish, vegetables, and milk. He also emphasized that there is still a big opportunity. He reminded that MSMEs business players must have competitiveness to enter the market of Singapore, starting from price, quality, quantity and consistency.

He also reminded that  not all food and foodstuffs can be exported from Indonesia to Singapore. Meat and eggs are not allowed. As for chicken, fruit, vegetables and fish are permitted. Rumaksono also reminded that if Indonesian MSMEs want to export to Singapore, they must ensure that their colleagues who already have a license from the Singapore Food Agency will run smoothly. Besides the food, other products must also follow the applicable trademark rules, such as the inclusion of the product name, information on ingredients contained, expiration time and many others.

The handling of the global Covid-19 epidemic has entered a new phase, namely vaccination. Producing countries of vaccines have started selling the vaccine products after the trial and publication stages. China, Russia and the United States are trying to convince countries that need vaccines of the advantages of their respective production. Russia, which claims to have created the Covid-19 anti-virus vaccine in the first place, has recently appeared less aggressive in promoting and even selling the research results of the country's experts.

The United States and China are trying to get ahead of each other. The Presidential Election in the United States and the political conditions in the country prompted President-elect Joe Biden to take advantage of the discovery of vaccines by his country's pharmaceutical manufacturers for domestic affairs. China where the Covid-19 originated was able to overcome it first, and it has quietly produced vaccines, and has even been exported to countries in need.

Each of the pharmaceutical companies producing the Covid-19 vaccine competes to win the attention of the government that needs it. Apart from stating the level of efficiency, each vaccine also has a difference in its dosage price. The government of the country needs to take into account two factors.

The vaccine made by the Chinese pharmaceutical company, Sinovac has penetrated foreign markets. Indonesia is one of the countries that imports the Chinese-made vaccine. A total of 1.2 million Sinovac vaccines arrived in Indonesia on Sunday evening (December 6). As stated by the government, the arrival of the vaccine from China is the first stage. After being successfully used, Indonesia will certainly bring in more Sinovac vaccines.

The use of vaccines to fight against the Covid-19 virus is also carried out by other countries such as Canada and the United Kingdom.

Even though it will have started to enter the vaccination stage in 2021, efforts to reduce the spread of the virus among the people in every country must be continued. The Health Protocols must still be implemented because the spread of the Covid-19 virus may still occur in line with vaccine administration.