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world habitat day 2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          BPMI

Indonesian President Joko Widodo reminded the importance of a new urban agenda at the opening ceremony of the World Habitat Day which was held at the Surabaya City Hall, on Monday (Oct5). President Joko Widodo in his speech which was broadcast virtually said, the World Habitat Day assures the world that the new urban agenda could not be delayed any longer. According to the President, 55 percent of the world's population live in cities and by 2050 the number of people living in cities is estimated to increase to 68 percent. The highest rate of increase occurred in the continents of Asia and Africa. According to the President, Indonesia is predicted to have a population of around 300 million in 2030 and 63 percent live in urban areas

President Joko Widodo considered the new urban agenda can be very important. If not prepared seriously, this rapid growth can trigger problems, ranging from population density and poverty, the environment, the availability of public space, the availability of basic infrastructure, especially clean water and sanitation, including housing problems and urban problems. However, if handled properly, the President believes that urbanization can be an opportunity for the nation to progress, become a center of creativity and innovation, spuring economic growth and improving the quality of life of its citizens.

Meanwhile, Mayor of Surabaya Tri Rismaharini said that settlements in the village are one of the keys in resolving the handling of COVID-19 in Surabaya. By not changing the culture of the village located in the middle of the city, the community can be more responsible in efforts to deal with COVID-19 in their environment.

With the theme “Housing for All: A Better Urban Future”, the commemoration of World Habitat Day 2020 was held in collaboration with UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency engaged in the field of housing and sustainable urban development. One of the factors for choosing Surabaya to host this event was due to the achievements obtained by Mayor Tri Rismaharini in the urban and residential sectors, on the commemoration of World Habitat Day 2018. Mayor Risma was awarded the Scroll of Honor Award from UN-Habitat at the UN headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, for her policy towards inclusive planning of Surabaya city, so that none of its residents feel neglected.

PADANG BETUAH BEACH - BENGKULU                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Wisato

Directly borders with Indian Ocean to the West, Bengkulu is blessed with a row of beautiful beaches. One of them is Padang Betuah Beach. The beach is located near the city center, only 29 kilometers from Bengkulu City and takes about 44 minutes by using motor vehicles.The beach is exactly located in Padang Betuah Village, Bengkulu Tengah Regency, Bengkulu Province. To enter Padang Betuah Beach, you only need to pay Rp 10,000 for four-wheeled vehicles and Rp 5,000 for motorbike. During the pandemic you should obey the health protocol if you want to visit the beach location.

Padang Betuah beach has its own uniqueness, where at the location there is also a lake on the shore, known as Lake Gedang. Visiting the lake, you will certainly get two natural beauty at once. If you like fishing, this beach is the right location to visit. Here are several locations that are suitable for fishing. While, for those who like photography, Padang Betuah Beach also offers a variety of instagenic spots.

Padang Betuah Beach is surrounded by cliffs. You can also see the beautiful panorama of the beach from the top of the cliff. As one of the leading tourism destinations of Central Bengkulu Regency, Padang Betuah Beach is also provided with various facilities such as prayer rooms, bathrooms, huts for resting places and culinary stalls.

KBRI THAILAND                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Kemlu.go.id

The Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok held a workshop along with the Indonesian people in Thailand, which was attended by approximately 80 Indonesian citizens on Sunday, ( 4/10). This activity is aimed at not only enhancing the relationship between the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok and the Indonesian people in Thailand, but also discussing relevant issues in a bid to foster Indonesian communities in Thailand. This is part of the sustainable efforts of the Indonesian Representative to empower the Indonesian Diaspora Network and the Indonesian Student Association in Thailand, to become national ambassadors, and to help further promote Indonesia in Thailand. This workshop was an opening of a series of activities carried out by the Indonesian Diaspora Network and the Indonesian Student Association in the fields of sports and cultural arts. The Chancellor for Ad Interim of the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok, Dicky Komar, at the opening of the event said that this activity was filled with discussions on issues regarding consular affairs, immigration, promotion of culture and education. The Indonesian people, both members of the Diaspora and the Association, seemed to enthusiastically participate in this activity which was the first direct interaction activity during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Thailand's situation has improved and the relaxation of mass gathering activities allows Indonesians to meet each other and have direct dialogue. Dicky Komar further said, the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok always supports every positive activity carried out by the Indonesian people in Thailand; one of which is through sports and cultural arts. Currently, the sports activities carried out by the Diaspora and the Association are soccer and volleyball training, and cultural arts is gamelan training. It is hoped that the sports and cultural arts training program to be carried out will be more diverse and the Diaspora and the Association can help the Indonesian Embassy in promoting Indonesian cultural arts to Thai community and the international community.

OMNIBUS LAW                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               FLICKERRIVER

The Job Creation Draft Bill was officially ratified as Law on Monday afternoon (5/10) after going through more than 7-month of discussion between the House of Representative and the government. Job Creation Law will make significant change for broadcasting and telecommunication sectors, including migration of TV broadcast from analog into digital.

This migration had been planned since 2009. However it is not realized until now because of lacking legal basis. It made Indonesia left far behind in digitalization of terrestrial TV systems. Some European countries since World Radiocommunication Conferences in 2007 had finished with the TV digitalization more than one decade ago. Meanwhile Asian countries such as Japan had finished in 2011 and South Korea in 2012. Thailand and Vietnam had begu the finishing of TV digitalization named Analog Switch-Off or ASO gradually in 2020. Malaysia and Singapore had done their ASO nationally in 2019.

Acceleration of TV digitalization is a big Indonesian development agenda that must be realized soon. There are some reasons. First is for public interest, TV digitalization aims to provide more efficient and optimal broadcast quality. Until now, people felt left behind because of broadcast quality that is not suitable for advanced technology. 

Referring to data from Nielsen, 69% of Indonesian people still watch TV through terrestrial or free-to-air systems by using analog technology. This is ironic since people have been using Smart TV but cannot enjoy digital broadcast. Secondly, from a value-added aspect of frequency arrangement, with digitalization acceleration, frequency can be rearranged and used for other services, mainly for public service and fast internet service.

Some countries had used the result of frequency spectrum efficiency resulting from TV broadcast digitalization to increase faster internet access. It is then hoped that business people and investors of the broadcasting sector would immediately build synergy to support the migration of analog TV into digital.