How Earthquakes Happen
Earthquake is one of natural disaster that destroying a certain area the most. It recently happens in Tasikmalaya, West Java Province. Earthquakes are caused by suddenly breaks of underground rock along a fault. This sudden release a huge amount of seismic waves Energy. The ground will be shaken when it happen.When two plates or two blocks of rock are rubbing against each other, they will be sticked together. But, they don’t slide smoothly.
The rocks are not moving but still pushing against each other. After several times, the rocks will be broken due to all the pressure that’s built up. When those rocks break, the earthquakes happen. This is horrible and we have to maintain our Environment, so there will be no earthquakes happen.
Bogor
Bogor is a City in northern Java Island, Indonesia. it is the part of West Java Province. Together with Jakarta, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi, the City is included in the Jabodetabek metropolitan area. Bogor has been known as the ‘Rain City’ of Indonesia and ‘Buitenzorg City’. the City stretches across 118,5 km2 areas. Bogor is World famous for its Bogor Botanical Garden, a Conservation site for several plants and animals.
The City was Born in June 3rd 1482, when Padjadjaran Kingdom was existed in West Java. You can see the city’s Landmarks such as Tugu Kujang, Prasasti Batu Tulis, Cimahpar Integrated Conservation Offices, Telaga Cikeas, etc. Bogor City is surrounded by several Mounts like Gunung Gede, and Gunung Halimun Salak.
Indonesian Dance Festival Encourages Local Performers
The 11th Indonesian Dance Festival, which began this February is slated to culminate this June, includes for the first time a competition for aspiring local dancers and choreographers. As many as 33 pieces of work have been selected from the some 300 entries to compete in the finals, which will be held this Sunday.
The winners will receive prize money as well as a chance to perform during the festival's peak period.
However, six dance groups from various regions including Yogyakarta and Kalimantan, resigned from the competition, despite making it to the finals, due to financial constraints, head of dance competition Nungki Kusumastuti said.
"There is a sad story. Only 27 can come to Jakarta [for the finals]. Apparently they still needed funds," she said.
The dance festival will also feature international names such as Tang Fu Kuen from Singapore and Daisuke Muto from Japan, as well as choreographers from various nations, including Germany, France, Tunisia and Cambodia. Highlights in the festival include various dance and multimedia collaborations, event director Maria Darmaningsih said.
Trade Minister airs concerns over export performance
With the global economy slowly recovering, especially in main export destinations such as Europe and the US, it will be difficult for Indonesia to maintain its trade surplus at last years’ level, a minister said. Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan said in Jakarta on Thursday that the decline in the demand from Indonesia’s main buyers such as Europe and the US could result in the decline in the country’s exports this year.
“If we can achieve last year’s exports, it will be a good achievement,” Gita said on the sidelines of an economic ministerial meeting at the National Planning Agency (Bappenas) in Jakarta. Gita also said that imports should be closely monitored so that the surge in the flow of foreign goods into the country would not affect the trade surplus. “We have to stop illegal imports,” he said. “Common illegally imported goods are toys, steel, helmets, fruit and vegetables,” he said, adding that the entry of illegal foreign products had seriously hurt local producers. To intensify the fight against illegally imported goods, Gita said that the Trade Ministry would conduct much more intensive cooperation with the customs directorate general and law-enforcement officers.
In 2011, Indonesia’s exports were valued at US$203.62 billion and imports were $177.3 billion, making a surplus of $26.32 billion.
Economic think-tank National Economy Committee (KEN) predicted that exports might decline, both in terms of value and volume, due to the ongoing global crisis.
KEN proposed that to prevent a steep export decline, the government should open new markets in other regions for its goods other than the traditional destinations, such as China, the US and Europe.
Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said that not only Indonesia, but other members of ASEAN also believed that they had to start opening new markets in regions outside their usual export targets.
“One of the new regions that ASEAN countries will try to cooperate with is the Latin America region,” Agus said while adding that the agreement to intensify trade with that region was made during the latest Asian Development Bank (ADB) meeting in Manila.
A joint-report composed by ADB and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) reveals that Asia is now Latin America’s second-biggest trading partner, with about a one-fifth share of the total of Latin America and Caribbean trade. Growing at an annual average of 20 percent since 2000, trade between Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean reached an estimated $442 billion in 2011.
The surge being fostered by an increase in free trade agreements (FTAs) between Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean.
Between 2004 and 2011 an average of two FTAs took effect every year between the regions, resulting in a total of 18 such agreements today.
Batik
Batik as still popular in indonesia.wherever you go,you will see many people wearing”batik”. Nowadays,students from cretain schools wear “batik” shirts or blouses as their unifrom . do you know how “ batik “ cloth is made ?
“ batik” making is traditionally made by women,either at home or in a small workshop. The material used is usually cotton . today however,silk,satin and other materials are also used.
The design is outlined on the piece cloth in pencil or charcoal. Molten waxis the applied by using ‘canting’ . the ‘ canting ‘ is used to draw the pattern on the cloth. The material is then dipped in a dye. Wax is applied to certain area in order that the colour does not penetrate. The wax is then removed and the procces is repeated with different coloured dye .
Source :
https://azbahasainggris.com/contoh-teks-yang-menggunakan-passive-voice
http://mbingkebo22.blogspot.com/2012/05/artikel-passive-voice.html
http://gitaanggeliya.blogspot.com/2011/03/artikel-passive-voice.html
http://gitaanggeliya.blogspot.com/2011/03/artikel-passive-voice.html
Example Active voice to Passive voice
