Indonesian as the official language of ASEAN will be put forward

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Mendikbudristek) Nadiem Anwar Makarim said Indonesian as the official language of ASEAN would be put forward.

“I, as the Minister of Education and Technology, of course reject the proposal (the proposal of Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to strengthen Malay as an intermediary language and the official language of ASEAN). However, because there is a desire from our friendly country to propose Malay as the official language of ASEAN, of course this desire needs to be studied and discussed further at the regional level," Nadiem said in a written statement in Jakarta, Monday.

He appealed to the entire community to work hand in hand with the government to continue empower and defend the Indonesian language.

According to him, Indonesian language is more feasible to be put forward by considering its historical, legal, and linguistic advantages. The Minister of Education and Technology then explained that at the international level, Indonesian has become the largest language in Southeast Asia and its spread has covered 47 countries around the world.

Indonesian Language Learning for Foreign Speakers (BIPA) has also been held by 428 institutions, both facilitated by the Language Development and Development Agency of the Ministry of Education and Culture , as well as those organized independently by BIPA activists, governments, and institutions around the world.

In addition, Indonesian is also taught as a subject at a number of world-class campuses in Europe, the United States, and Australia, as well as at several leading universities in Asia.

“With all the advantages that Indonesian has from historical, legal and linguistic aspects, and how Indonesian has become an internationally recognized language, it is proper that Indonesian sits in the leading position, and if possible becomes the language of instruction for official ASEAN meetings. ,' he said again.*

Yesterday, Ramadan was the moment for smokers to quit smoking and transition to endemic

Jakarta (ANTARA) -

A number of humanities news yesterday were still interesting to listen to, starting from Ramadan as a momentum for smokers to learn to stop smoking until Indonesia is ready to transition to endemic.

 

Here's yesterday's humanities news summarized:

Pulmonologist: Ramadan is the momentum to learn to stop smoking

Pulmonary specialist dr. Graduation Moniqa Silviyana, Sp.P said the month of Ramadan is the right moment for a smoker to learn to quit smoking.

BKKBN: Precision data is very important in stunting prevention

 

Head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) Hasto Wardoyo stressed that the presence of precise data is very important for the state in preventing stunting in children (stunting).

The government excludes travelers under the age of 6 from the PCR provisions

Government Spokesperson for Handling COVID-19 Reisa Broto Asmoro said travelers with the age criteria under 6 years were excluded from the COVID-19 vaccination provisions and were not required to show negative results of PCR swab tests or antigens.

 

Indonesian as the official language of ASEAN will be put forward

Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Mendikbudristek) Nadiem Anwar Makarim said Indonesian as the official language of ASEAN would be put forward.

Indonesia is ready to transition to endemic if health awareness increases

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that Indonesia was ready to transition from a pandemic to an endemic if public awareness of its health increased.