UPACARA 17 AGUSTUS DIHADIRI 3.000 ORANG

Pengibaran bendera pusaka, sangsaka merah putih pada peringatan hari kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia (RI) 17 Agustus di Kota Tangerang, dipusatkan dilapangan Ahmad Yani, Kota Tangerang. Sebelum melangsungkan upacara bendera yang akan dihadiri 3000 peserta ini, Pemkot Tangerang akan melakukan beberapa agenda seremonial. “Sebelum pengibaran bendera pada tanggal 17 Agustus mendatang, ada beberapa kegiatan yang akan dilakukan sebelumnya, dan ini sudah dilakukan rutin tiap tahunnya untuk mengenang jasa pahlawan dalam memperjuangkan kemerdekaan, dan untuk memberikan semangat untuk memperjuangkan kemerdekaan,” terang Kabag Humas dan Protokol Pemkot Tangerang, Mayoris Namaga saat ditemui dikantornya.

Beberapa agenda yang akan dilakukan sebelum peringatan hari kemerdekaan ditahun 2011 ini, diantaranya, pengukuhan paskibraka yang telah dilangsungkan pada (15/8) pukul 16.00 diruang Al’Amanah Puspemkot Tangerang, dilanjutkan dengan mendengar pidato kenegaraan di gedung DPRD Kota Tangerang pada (16/8) pukul 10.00. serta melakukan prosesi apel kehormatan renungan suci yang dilangsungkan pada hari yang sama pukul 24.00 diTaman Makam Pahlawan (TMP) Taruna. “Prosesi sebelum peringatan hari kemerdekaan ini akan diikuti oleh Kepala Daerah, Kepala SKPD dan jajaran Muspida serta DPRD, semoga saja semua berjalan dengan baik dan kita sebagai penerus kemerdekaan dapat mengisi kemerdekaan ini dengan pembangunan dan menciptakan masyarakat sejahtera,” katanya lagi.

Khusus untuk peringatan hari kemerdekaan 17 Agustus dengan acara puncak pengibaran bendera akan dihadiri sekitar 3.000 peserta, yang terdiri dari Pegawai Negeri Sipil, Anggota Dewan, Muspida, Organisasi kepemudaan, Persatuan Guru serta perwakilan masyarakat dan perwakilan siswa dan siswi serta mahasiswa yang mengemban pendidikan di Kota Tangerang.

Sementara itu, Kepala Dinas Pemuda Olah Raga dan Budaya, (Disporbudpar) Kota Tangerang, Tabrani mengatakan bahwa Pasukan Pengibar Bendera (Paskibraka) sudah siap dan terlatih untuk hari penting bangsa Indonesia ini, Para Paskibraka sudah hampir satu bulan dilatih untuk dapat tampil maksimal dalam peringatan 17 Agustus tahun ini. “ Walaupun dalam kondisi berpuasa, Paskibraka terus berlatih dan kami berikan apresiasi tinggi untuk hal ini, semoga mereka dapat menjalankan tugasnya dengan baik,” pungkasnya. (Don).

MINISTRY OF FINANCE ERASE DEBT PDAM TIRTA BHAGASASI

Finance erase debt Regional Water Company (PDAM) Tirta Bhagasasi Bekasi, Rp 40 billion. The loan was to finance the construction of water Treatment Plan (WTP), since 1992. "Debt is removed and its interest," said Director of PDAM Tirta Bhagasasi Bekasi Rev. Prihantono today.

That way, the word of Revelation, the taps are obliged to pay the remaining loan obligation pure Rp 25 billion. Installment payment is made by the system, ranging from 2011 to 2016. Installments are paid the value of Rp 250 million per month plus interest of 11 percent.

Technical Director Solihat PST PDAM Tirta Bhagasasi Bekasi, said the money used to build the infrastructure lending taps while standing in 1992 ago. Such as WTP, and installation of clean water network to households and industrial customers.

Currently, said Solihat, PDAM has had 13 WTP working actively processing the raw water from the river Kali Malang and West Tarum, then distributed to customers.

FACEBOOK USERS IN INDONESIA CURRENTLY REACHES 38,8 MILLION

Institute of Communication Studies Busron-Marsteller Asia Pacific in August 2011 shows Facebook is the most frequently opened internet users in Indonesia.

Facebook users in Indonesia currently reaches 38.8 million. The numbers do not vary much with the numbers of Internet users. In Indonesia a new internet use by 39, 6 million people from 238 million inhabitants.

Compared to countries other Asia Pacific, Indonesia Facebook users in the highest. Indonesia still above India (29, 4 million people) and Filipino (25.3 million).

So famous Facebook, according to Busron Marsteller, a Facebook page in Indonesia has opened as many as 6 billion. The site's popularity has been defeated Mark Zuckenberg social media sites such as blogspot, twitter, wordpress and ziddu.

Twitter social networking that is now busy talking in the third position. Social networking page 140 of this character was recorded recently visited as many as 120 million times. Facebook is far below that has touched billions of times opened.

Facebook also managed to beat out sites in social networking in Indonesia. His position among the top yahoo, blogspot, wordpress and 4shared. (DiS).

AIRPORT AREA FOR LABOR INDONESIA (TKI) PRONE SMUGGLING

Flow repatriation of Indonesian workers abroad are very vulnerable to the smuggling of illicit goods, including drugs. Supervision and inspection of the workers who come up to thousands of people per day are considered to be very loose at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport.

They are not even required to undergo a scan with X-rays as well as any other passenger. "This huge gap is probably already widely used by international drug syndicates," said Head of Building Services Data Collection Departure Arrival TKI TKI National Agency for Placement and Protection of migrant workers (BNP2TKI), Adjunct Senior Commissioner Rolly Laheba, yesterday.

Rolly reveals oversight in the path of return migrants has been very lax. Since stepping off the plane, then take the luggage, waiting for the bus in the lounge, to arrive at the building BNP2TKI, the workers did not undergo an examination with a scanner.

According to Rolly, many workers who were arrested for alleged drug couriers or at least involved in the smuggling of illicit goods. One example is the arrest Yanuari Mariyanti, migrant workers from Singapore, in May.

Yanti revealed swallowed 54 capsules of heroin valued at USD 1.6 billion. Officers of the National Police Headquarters after being arrested Yanti information from Malaysian police about drug courier would entry into Indonesia.

Yanti was arrested at a hotel in Cikini, Central Jakarta, along with citizens of Ghana and lover named Tony Appiah Appiah a citizen of Indonesia. Police said at the time that Jackie brought heroin from Iran and he promised a wage of Rp 2 million.

Previously, WSD, 30 years old, male migrant worker from Malaysia, was arrested in April. He claimed the goods entrusted the form of two plastic bags and three boxes of chocolates by a stranger on a plane to leave to others who are waiting at the airport. Later it was revealed the package contained three kilograms of heroin valued at USD 3 billion.

Rolly says workers can be used to track drug smuggling at any time. The most vulnerable is when the workers go home, such as before Lebaran current, which in a day could reach more than 1,000 people. "The mafia must have been read and take advantage of this great opportunity," he said.

Lack of supervision at the airport recognized Lia and Lisdatul, migrant workers from West Java. They, each of which just returned from Saudi Arabia and Singapore, admitted to not undergo X-ray scanning. "If workers do not pass line through x-rays. Directly ngeloyor wrote, continues to ride the bus to the Building Data Collection," both said yesterday.

A spokesman for the National Narcotics Agency, Sumirat, admitted to having improved control during this homecoming. But it did not want to just focus on the track workers. "That means we do not notice the other passengers," he said separately yesterday.

METHANE GAS IN POWER PLANTS BURNING WASTE BANTAR GEBANG

Methane gas in power plants waste Bantargebang, Bekasi, West Java, on fire on Tuesday, at around 20:00 pm. Three workers who were to connect the vacuum pipe methane gas in zone 3 where the integrated waste management (TPST) suffered burns to the face and palms.

According to Director of PT Jaya Godang Parent, as manager TPST Bantargebang, Douglas Manurung, fire comes from diesel engines that use methane gas pipe heats workers who want to be connected. "Suddenly a spark and the three victims," he said yesterday.

All three victims were Deni Saputra, 27 years, Tony (36), and Samin (29). All three rushed to the Hospital Thamrin, Cullinan, Bogor Regency, and yesterday afternoon was working again.

Douglas said when the fire occurred, the officer immediately requested assistance TPST Bantargebang firefighters. Fire can be extinguished after a while.

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT BANTEN, 15 TEACHER ACHIEVEMENT TO SEND THE NATIONAL LEVEL

Banten Governor-Hj.Ratu Atut Chosiyah outstanding teacher took off 15 people to a national level in 2011 in Banten Governor Hall page. The plan to-15 teachers will represent Banten to follow the selection of teachers and principals at the national level began 12 to 18 August in Jakarta.

According to the Head of Education Banten-Muslim H.Ajak explain, some 15 teachers that achievement will be dispatched Juma't (12 / 8). They consist of outstanding teachers and principals from the level of kindergarten, elementary, junior high and vocational schools as many as 8 people, specially dedicated teachers as much as 3 people, tutor package C achievers 1 person (the origin of PKBM in Cilegon) as well as achievement at primary level supervisors / SMP / SMA / K 3 people.

The selection of teachers and principals at the national level will be held at Hotel Sahid Jaya Jakarta, while for the selection of vocational teachers and tutor achievement level C package implemented in the Millennium Hotel Jakarta. As for the election of the principal outstanding vocational / high school will be held at Hotel Atlet Century Park Jakarta.

Further, the 15 outstanding and dedicated teachers that have previously followed the election and selection at the level of Banten province, which was held on 13 to July 15, 2011 and then held at Shades of Bali Anyer. Selection of outstanding teachers have followed a number of 46 participants from the delegates districts / cities in Banten Province. For the category of outstanding teachers of primary school teachers are dedicated special / remote and dedicated special education teachers.

The categories for the selection of principals and supervisors perform originally followed 32 participants and principals whose election as many as 40 people were executed in stages starting from district to provincial level.

The process of selection and assessment, among others, performed by the jury, the team psikotest and scientific work of assessment teams from Bantam competent scholars. The rating I of the selection at the level of Banten province will be dispatched to the race at the national level. "Meanwhile Bantam last year received ratings of I to achieve a national watchdog on behalf Drs.Wawan Murwanto, MM" he explained.

Governor of the audience before the 15 teachers appreciate the positive achievement for the advancement of education and delivery of content as well as convey also educates the moral message that teachers bring the good name of Bantam at the national level. "I hope I will pray for the struggle and efforts of teachers can be achieved and can scent the Bantam in the national arena" he explained. (Don).

JELANG HARI RAYA, PENJUALAN KUE KERING MENINGKAT

Penjualan kue kering di Kota Tangerang Selatan, Banten, mengalami peningkatan memasuki pekan ketiga bulan puasa. "Sejak akhir pekan lalu, permintaan kue kering meningkat dari biasanya," kata Yuliani (39), penjual kue kering di Pasar Ciputat, Senin (15/8).

Menurut Yuliani, saat awal puasa, penjualan kue kering relatif biasa. Dalam sehari, biasanya hanya terjual 10 toples. Namun, memasuki ketiga bulan puasa, permintaan kue kering meningkat tajam mencapai 50 persen dari hari biasanya. "Peningkatan kue kering akan lebih banyak lagi saat sepekan jelang lebaran. Saya biasanya berhasil menjual di atas 40 toples," kata warga Pisangan, Ciputat tersebut.

Yati, pedagang kue lainnya menambahkan, harga kue lebaran bervariasi mulai dari Rp18 ribu untuk setiap toples dengan ukuran 500 gram, hingga Rp. 35 ribu. "Kemasan kue lebaran harus terlihat mempesona dan bersih, selain rasa juga kualitas tetap dijaga. Hal itu untuk memikat pembeli supaya lebih tertarik," kata ibu tiga anak ini.

Sekretaris Dinas Perindustrian dan Perdagangan Kota Tangerang Selatan, Dewanto mengatakan, pihaknya tetap menghimbau agar masyarakat lebih teliti dalam memilih makanan kering siap saji. Hal tersebut dimaksudkan untuk mengantisipasi peredaran makanan tidak layak konsumsi atau kadalurasa yang kerap dimanfaatkan oknum tidak bertanggung jawab. "Masyarakat harus jeli melihat makanan kering siap saji. Jangan tergiur dengan tampilan makanan namun belum diketahui kualitasnya," katanya.

Selain itu, pihaknya juga akan tetap melakukan pemantauan terhadap penjualan makanan kering di sejumlah tempat. "Petugas akan melakukan pengawasan secara intensif agar masyarakat tidak merasa kuatir terhadap makanan yang beredar," katanya.(Don).