The deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, has advised the owners of any smartphones not to believe that their manufacturers can afford to refuse to cooperate with the secret services of their countries.
On Thursday, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had uncovered, jointly with the Federal Protective Service (FSO), a US intelligence operation that used a virus program on Apple mobile devices. The company itself responded by claiming it was not cooperating with US intelligence.
"When any, even the largest high-tech company, says it refuses to cooperate with the national intelligence community for ideological reasons, it can mean one of the two things: a) it is shamelessly lying, or b) it is about to go out of business. There are no miracles," Medvedev said in response to journalists' questions about whether he believed Apple's statements. "This should be kept in mind by the owners of any smartphones, whether Apple products with iOS closed to all users, or Samsung with Android open to third-party applications.
Spyware suspicions
According to the FSB, several thousand Apple phones belonging to both Russian subscribers and foreign users "using SIM cards registered to diplomatic missions and embassies in Russia, including NATO and post-Soviet countries, as well as Israel, China and Syria," were infected. The company gives vast opportunities for controlling any persons of interest to the White House, the FSB concluded.
On Thursday, it was reported that Kaspersky Lab had detected a targeted cyberattack being conducted using Apple mobile devices. Several dozen iPhones of the company’s employees were infected with spyware. It was stated that no effective way of removing such software had been devised yet.
Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, while commenting on the situation to the media, stressed that all employees of the Presidential Staff were prohibited from using iPhones for official purposes.
Amman - It was an affair to remember as Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II wed Saudi national Rajwa Al-Saif, who by royal decree will now be known as Princess Rajwa Al-Hussein, on Thursday at Zahran Palace in Amman, before the royal couple travelled by motorcade to Al-Husseiniya Palace for a lavish reception.
When the crown prince takes the throne, the princess will be Queen Rajwa. The bride wore a custom-made Elie Saab gown, while Queen Rania opted for Dior.
The religious ceremony was held at Zahran Palace, where the crown prince’s parents — King Abdullah II and Queen Rania — wed in 1993. The ceremony was attended by around 140 guests, including members of the Royal Hashemite family, invited royals and heads of state - US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden even shared a congratulatory message on social media.
The bride was escorted by the crown prince’s younger brother, Prince Hashem bin Abdullah II. (Royal Hashemite Court)
Queen Rania wore an elegant Dior gown. (Royal Hashemite Court)
Guests include dignitaries and royals from around the world, including the UK’s Prince and Princess of Wales William and Kate Middleton; US First Lady Jill Biden; Qatar’s Sheikha Moza bint Nasser; the king and queen of Malaysia; the king and queen of The Netherlands; King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía of Spain; Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg; Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark; Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland; Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway and Hisako, Princess Takamado and her daughter, Princess Tsuguko of Takamado of Japan, among others.
The bride arrived at the palace in a 1968 Rolls-Royce Phantom V that was custom-made for the late Queen Zein Al-Sharaf and was escorted by the Crown Prince’s younger brother, Prince Hashem bin Abdullah II, and Princess Salma bint Abdullah II. Prince Hashem walked Al-Saif to the gazebo where the Islamic marriage ceremony took place
During the ceremony, the bride and groom signed the marriage contract. Royal Hashemite Court Imam Dr. Ahmed Al-Khalaileh, who was appointed to the position in January 2021, presided over the ceremony, which was followed by several women performing the Zaghrouta, or traditional ululation.
Afterwards, crowds lined the 10km route as the couple traveled to the location of the reception party in a custom 1984 Range Rover as part of a convoy worthy of an Arab royal wedding.
The motorcade featured eight red 1980s Land Rovers and 11 red BMW motorcycles. The vintage machines belong to the Royal Convoy Unit, part of a special military formation known as the Royal Guards. The Jordan Armed Forces Musical Band performed during the event.
As is customary, the arrival of the bride and groom was announced with a zaffeh by the Jordan Armed Forces Musical Band. All band members wore the red-and-white shemagh, a traditional headdress for men, in addition to their full-dress uniform. After passing through an honorary Arch of Sabers, the couple proceeded through the courtyard amidst a traditional Jordanian zaffeh, toward the greeting stage, where the family greeted more than 1,700 guests. The remainder of the evening featured a variety of performances by local and regional singers, a choir group, Jordanian bands, the national orchestra, and folk dance troupes.
The couple took part in a motorcade. (Arab News)
After passing through an honorary Arch of Sabers, the couple proceeded through the courtyard amidst a traditional Jordanian zaffeh, toward the greeting stage. (Courtesy of Royal Hashemite Court)
According to the Royal Hashemite Court, the reception space at Al-Husseiniya Palace was designed to showcase Jordanian traditions, craftsmanship, and the country’s natural surroundings. Upon arrival, guests entered on a path that evokes the Jordanian desert, featuring a 20-meter-long handwoven Bedouin rug, created specifically for this occasion by the Bani Hamida Women's Weaving Project in the village of Mukawir in Madaba.
Surrounded by foraged wildflowers that reflect the native landscape of the weavers, guests were welcomed with traditional Arabic coffee and music as they made their way down the reception. Once inside the reception space, guests were greeted by the sight of native olive trees surrounded by a dune-like display of dates, which represent hospitality in both Jordanian and Saudi cultures. The venue featured an installation of five large-scale mesh arches, inspired by the architecture of the palace and the hues of the desert landscape of Jordan’s Wadi Rum.
Guest seats were adorned with traditional embroidery patterns, handstitched by women artisans employed by Al-Karma Embroidery Center and the Jerash Women Charitable Society – all of which were established to empower local women and promote traditional handiworks. Guest tables were made from natural Madaba stone and decorated with hand-blown glass vases and traditional clay pottery made by local artisans. The decor also incorporated hand-hammered basalt stone from the north of Jordan. Utilizing local seasonal flowers, the Palace’s archways wre steeped in jasmine. Other design elements paid homage to Jordan’s wheat harvesting season, which is in full swing, with items reimagining the traditional threshing board used to shred wheat and release its grain.
The reception concluded with the bride and groom cutting the wedding cake.
The royal wedding was almost a year in the making, with the couple announcing their engagement in August 2022. The pair got engaged in Riyadh with members of the Jordanian royal family in attendance, as well as Al-Saif’s parents — Khalid bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al-Saif and Azza bint Nayef Abdulaziz Ahmad Al-Sudairi.
The Al-Saif family traces its lineage to the Subay tribe, who have been present in the Sudair region of Najd since the beginning of the era of King Abdulaziz, the founder of modern-day Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Al-Saif’s mother comes from the prominent Al-Sudairi family.
Russian forces foiled another attempt by the Kiev regime to commit a terror act against residents of Shebekino in the borderline Belgorod Region, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Thursday.
"This morning, the Russian Armed Forces jointly with the border guards and other units of the FSB [Federal Security Service] of Russia thwarted another attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terror act against civilians of the town of Shebekino in the Belgorod Region," the spokesman said.
"Ukrainian terrorist formations with a strength of up to two motorized infantry companies reinforced by tanks attempted to make an incursion into Russian territory," the general reported.
All the attacks by the Ukrainian terrorist formations were repulsed, Konashenkov stressed.
"Self-sacrificing actions by Russian forces repulsed three attacks by Ukrainian terrorist formations. Army aviation of the Western Military District delivered 11 strikes on the enemy. Missile troops and artillery accomplished 77 firing objectives and heavy flamethrower systems delivered two strikes," the general reported.
Also, Russian forces eliminated over 30 Ukrainian terrorists, four armored combat vehicles, a Grad multiple rocket launcher and a pickup truck on the Ukrainian side of the border, the spokesman said.
Russian forces thwarted the Kiev regime’s attempt to violate Russia’s state border, Konashenkov said.
"The Kiev regime’s terrorist formations suffered heavy losses and were pushed back as a result of active actions by the units of the Western Military District protecting the state border and the FSB of Russia. No violations of the state border were allowed," the spokesman stressed.
Watch Russian Combat Engineer Blow Up Ukrainian Wheeled 'Kamikaze Drone
While the Russian Aerospace Forces and artillery have continuously made headlines since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine last year, other branches of the Russian Armed Forces also provide vital contributions to the ongoing fight against Kiev.
In one instance, a combat engineer from the Kostromskoy Airborne Regiment was tasked with dealing with a somewhat uncommon threat – a wheeled unmanned vehicle packed with explosives that was sent by Ukrainian forces to detonate at Russian positions but got stuck in a ditch.
A short video released by Russia’s Ministry of Defense shows the Russian trooper working on this task before destroying this Ukrainian-guided IED with an explosive charge of his own.
Drones Hit Energy Facilities in Russia’s Smolensk Region
Earlier on Friday, several Ukrainian drones were downed by Russia's air defense systems near the Russian city of Kursk.
Two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have targeted several energy facilities in Russia's Smolensk region, Acting Governor Vasily Anokhin wrote on his Telegram channel on Friday.
He added that in the early hours of Friday, “two long-range drones attacked fuel and energy complex facilities” located in the villages of Peresna and Divasy in the Pochinkovsky and Smolensky Districts, respectively.
Anokhin noted that no one was injured and that the facilities have not been critically damaged as a result of the attack. According to him, emergency services are already onsite. In early May, the authorities of the Smolensk region, which is located about 360 kilometers (220 miles) west-southwest of Moscow, introduced a ban on drone flights in the area.
In a separate development on Friday, Kursk Region Governor Roman Starovoyt said on Telegram that "This night near [the Russian city of] Kursk, the air defense system shot down several Ukrainian drones." He urged residents to remain calm as the city was under the "reliable protection" of the Russian military.
Kaluga Region Governor Vladislav Shapsha, for his part, said that an unidentified object collapsed and exploded in the region on Friday morning without any damage or victims. A representative of the local emergency services told Sputnik that the object was a drone, according to preliminary information.
On Thursday morning, another unidentified object fell in a field in Kaluga Region's Dzerzhinsky district. The collapse resulted in an explosion which left a crater and set grass on fire, but no one was hurt in the incident, local authorities said.
This came after similar developments took place in Moscow on Tuesday, when eight drones were intercepted by Russian air defenses, in an incident that officials stated caused no significant damages or injuries.
It was noted at the time that the attack was likely related to Russian strikes against a decision-making center in Kiev, amid the ongoing Russian special military operation in Ukraine.
Ganda putra Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon. (ANTARA/HO-PP PBSI)
Ganda putra Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo dan Bagas Maulana/M Shohibul Fikri memastikan tempat di semifinal Toyota Gacoo Racing Thailand Open 2023, dalam pertandingan yang berlangsung, pada Jumat siang, 02/06/2023.
Marcus/Kevin, meraih kemenangan melawan wakil Korea Selatan Kang Min Hyuk/Seo Seung Jae pada perempat final Thailand Open 2023. dengan rubber set, 17-21, 22-20, dan 21-18 dalam durasi 52 menit.
Fikri/Bagas mengalahkan Lu Ching Yao/Yang Po Han pada pertandingan di Indoor Stadium Huamark, Thailand, juga dengan rubber set, 21-18, 19-21, 21-17.
Laga Marcus/Kevin, selalu ada saja mengundang decak kagum. Atraksi pengembalian shuttlecock dari Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo yang membuat kagum para penonton di venue pertandingan, mewarnai perjuangan The Minions dalam pertandingan tersebut.
"Pertama-tama kami bersyukur bisa melewati pertandingan hari ini dengan kemenangan dan tanpa cedera. Lawan bermain sangat bagus tapi kami berusaha bermain sebaik mungkin," kata Kevin melalui pesan resmi PP PBSI di Jakarta.
Kevin mengatakan bahwa ia dan Marcus tidak punya persiapan khusus untuk menghadapi pertandingan perempat final hari ini. Laju performa mereka yang belum terbendung tersebut didukung dengan usaha menjaga kondisi fisik dan memberikan kemampuan terbaik.
Selain itu, konsistensi permainan turut berperan penting saat menghadapi duo Korea yang terkenal ulet dan punya pertahanan kuat itu.
"Kunci kemenangan kami hari ini adalah bermain dengan konsisten dan tidak lengah," tutur Kevin menambahkan.
Sementara itu, Marcus menilai performa mereka hari ini lebih baik dari pertandingan sebelumnya. Minions juga tetap aktif melakukan evaluasi dengan pelatih, hingga akhirnya bisa kembali merasakan semifinal turnamen level BWF Super 500.
"Senang rasanya bisa kembali ke semifinal Super 500, sudah lama sekali. Yang paling sulit adalah mengembalikan hawa pertandingan yang hilang, tapi pelan-pelan kami sudah menemukan lagi hawanya. Semoga bisa terus membaik," sebut Marcus.
Marcus mengakui bahwa Kang/Seo adalah pemain memang bagus dan tidak mudah dimatikan. Kondisi teknis lapangan juga termasuk sulit untuk dikontrol.
"Belajar tidak terlalu memikirkan banyaknya servis saya yang fault, karena lawan juga sama ada dua kali mereka kena fault. Fokus saja poin demi poin," pungkas Marcus.
Sementara itu pasangan Fikri/Bagas kemenangan atas Lu Ching Yao/Yang Po, sebagai revans. Waktu itu Fikri/Bagas kalah melawan ganda putra China Taipe yang peringkat 15 dunia di French Open 2022, skornya juga rubber set, 16-21, 21-18, 16-21.
Berhasil melakukan revans sekaligus merebut tiket semifinal menjadi dua hal membahagiakan bagi Fikri/Bagas.
Terlebih hasil positif ini terjadi saat mereka tengah berupaya bangkit sejak mengalami fase penurunan dalam satu tahun terakhir.
Diakui Bagas, pada laga hari ini, sebenarnya mereka mengalami kesulitan karena rotasi yang diacak-acak oleh lawan.
Beruntung, mereka masih mampu mengatasinya dan berhasil meng-cover lapangan dengan baik satu sama lain. Pertahanan mereka juga solid.
"Kami sudah pernah bertemu sebelumnya jadi kami sudah pelajari permainan mereka," ujar Bagas, dalam keterangan resmi dari Tim Humas dan Media PBSI.
"Kami sudah langsung siap saat masuk lapangan, fokus dan antisipasinya prima. Di poin 19 ke 20 gim ketiga kami senang dan lega bisa memenangkan reli panjang tadi."
Selebrasi ganda putra Indonesia, Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Bagas Maulana, usai mengalahkan Lu Ching Yao/Yang Po Han (Taiwan) di babak perempat final Thailand Open 2023, di Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand, Jumat (2/6/2023). (TRUEVISIONS)
"Selain karena poin-poin tua, tadi rotasi kami juga sudah rusak, beruntung pengembalian silang Fikri bisa tepat," kata atlet besutan PB Djarum itu.
Sementara itu, Fikri menjelaskan bagaimana mereka mencari cara untuk bangkit pada gim penentuan setelah sempat kecolongan pada gim kedua.
"Syukur alhamdulillah lagi bisa menyelesaikan pertandingan dengan kemenangan tanpa cedera," ungkap Fikri.
"Di pertandingan tadi kami bisa bermain dengan baik. Di gim kedua, kami terus tertekan dan banyak mendapat serangan. Sudah berusaha mengejar tapi masih kalah," jelas Fikri.
"Di gim ketiga, pengalaman di gim pertama dan kedua jadi sebisa mungkin cari poin yang banyak sebelum interval. Dan tadi strateginya berhasil," tambah dia.
Pada babak semifinal yang akan berlangsung pada Sabtu (3/6/2023) besok, Fikri/Bagas sudah ditunggu oleh rising star asal China, Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang.
Rekap Hasil Toyota Gacoo Racing Thailand Open 2023 Perempatfinal
Director Oliver Stone described the EU’s intention to impose sanctions on the Russian nuclear industry as a stupid mistake.
It would be a tragic mistake for the European Union to impose sanctions against the Russian nuclear energy industry, American film director Oliver Stone said on Thursday.
“It was a stupid mistake. The Russians have done a tremendously important job for the world. We should be all partners in this; we should not be in war. I pray for peace,” Stone said in a press briefing.
Russia is also now building nuclear plants mostly in Eurasia and they are very good engineers, he added.
Rosatom is a major nuclear government-backed agency, whereas the United States does not have such an entity.
Stone recently made a movie 'Nuclear Now' which is based on professor Joshua S Goldstein's book "A Bright Future." The documentary makes the case for nuclear power as a vital energy solution in the face of climate change.
In April, Berlin called on the European Union to impose sanctions on Russia's nuclear industry. Germany justified it by saying that nuclear technology was an "extremely sensitive area" in which Russia could no longer be considered a reliable partner.
Following that, Lithuania proposed to gradually impose sanctions against Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom or impose sanctions against Russia in the field of nuclear energy.
American film director Oliver Stone called the attempts of a number of European countries to impose sanctions on the Russian nuclear industry a mistake. He stated this at an online press conference dedicated to the release of the new film “Atom Time” (Nuclear Now).
According to Stone, Russia’s nuclear power is important for many countries in which our country is implementing complex technical projects.
Recall that Oliver Stone’s new film “Atom Time” is aimed at supporting the global nuclear industry. The trailer for the picture says that this is the most environmentally friendly form of energy production, since coal and gas are dangerous for the planet.
Ternyata warga di Kabupaten Asmat sudah memakai motor listrik sejak 2018. Kota Agats Kabupaten Asmat, Provinsi Papua Selatan menjadi sebuah kota yang dalam mobilitas keseharianya menggunakan kendaraan listrik.
Pemilihan kendaraan listrik untuk mobilitas tersebut bukan tanpa alasan, akses yang sulit terhadap BBM (bahan bakar minyak) membuat masyarakat harus merakit sendiri kendaraan listriknya.
Bicara soal penggunaan kendaraan listrik, ternyata di Indonesia terdapat masyarakat yang hampir seluruhnya menggunakan kendaraan ramah lingkungan itu sejak 2007.
Ketua Bidang Advokasi dan Kemasyarakatan Masyarakat Transportasi Indonesia (MTI) Djoko Setijowarno menjelaskan warga Agats di Kabupaten Asmat, Papua Selatan memilih menggunakan kendaraan listrik untuk mobilitas sehari-hari.
Warga Agats di Kabupaten Asmat, Papua Selatan memilih menggunakan kendaraan listrik untuk mobilitas sehari-hari. / Dok. Istimewa
Pasalnya, warga wilayah tersebut memilih menggunakan kendaraan listrik karena sulitnya akses terhadap bahan bakar bensin atau BBM.
"Jarang atau bahkan hampir tidak ada penduduk yang menggunakan kendaraan dengan bahan bakar bensin," kata Djoko dalam pernyataan tertulisnya, hari Selasa, 24/01/2023.
Menurutnya motor dengan BBM biasanya hanya digunakan oleh pihak kepolisian, sedangkan kendaraan berupa mobil hanya dipakai oleh rumah sakit dalam bentuk ambulans atau mobil pemerintah.
Data Dinas Perhubungan Kabupaten Asmat, hingga November 2018 tercatat 3.154 kendaraan listrik. Terbanyak sepeda motor listrik 3.067 unit. Terdapat 22 pangkalan ojek listrik. Ojek yang beroperasi di Kota Agats menggunakan plat kendaraan berwarna kuning
Adapun, motor dengan bahan bakar bensin biasanya hanya digunakan oleh pihak kepolisian, sedangkan kendaraan berupa mobil hanya dipakai oleh rumah sakit dalam bentuk ambulans atau mobil pemerintah.
"Saat ini sudah mencapai lebih dari 4.000 unit kendaraan listrik. Menariknya, motor listrik di distrik tersebut dikategorikan sepeda, penggunaan plat nomor hanya penanda sebagai pengganti stiker retribusi, sehingga para pemiliknya tidak memiliki STNK atau SIM dan tidak dikenakan pajak kendaraan," tambahnya.
Meskipun sudah ada peraturan daerah yang mengatur retribusi usaha, yakni Perda No. 6/2011 tentang Retribusi Jasa Umum, Perda No. 7/2011 tentang Retribusi Jasa Usaha dan Perbub No. 24/2017 tentang Angkutan Darat dan Sungai.
Tanah Agats masih belum memiliki Stasiun Pengisian Bahan bakar Umum (SPBU) dan Stasiun Pengisian Kendaraan Listrik Umum (SPKLU), meskipun mayoritas menggunakan motor lsitrik.
Kota Agats sudah memberikan contoh suatu wilayah yang mengalami kesulitan distribusi BBM tidak selalu menggunakan kendaraan bermotor cetus internal atau ICE.
Oleh karenanya, Akademisi Prodi Teknik Sipil Unika Soegijapranata itu mengatakan subsidi kendaraan listrik lebih baik diberikan untuk wilayah yang kesulitan mendapatkan BBM.
"Berikanlah ke daerah-daerah yang kesulitan mendapatkan BBM, disarankan warganya menggunakan kendaraan listrik untuk mobilitas lokalnya, " tutupnya.
Momen blusukan Mensos jajal motor listrik saat kunker di Asmat
Menteri Sosial Tri Rismaharini blusukan naik motor dalam kunjungan kerja di Kabupaten Asmat, Papua Selatan Kamis, 01/06/2023. Selain menyerahkan bantuan sosial, Risma juga mampir ke sekolah untuk membagikan makanan kepada anak-anak.
Kunjungan kerja Mensos di Papua, mengunjungi Distrik Navigasi, Jayapura untuk uji coba kapal dan penyerahan bantuan kapal melalui Koperasi Mamberamo Raya/GIDI (5 unit) dan YPK GKI (1 unit), dan penyerahan 2 unit Mobil Innova untuk Operasional Pendidikan Yayasan Maga.
Sekaligus, juga penyerahan dan uji coba 2 unit motor trail listrik untuk Fakultas Teknik Universitas Cenderawasih (Uncen) Jayapura dan GPI Asmat, MoU untuk Mobil Operasional Gereja Injili di Indonesia (GIDI), penandatanganan MoU pembuatan kapal Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember Surabaya (ITS) dan Uncen, serta GKI (5 unit).
“Siapa pun umat yang ingin maju pasti Tuhan bantu. Ini wujud nyata, waktu saya sampaikan banyak yang tidak percaya diri, tapi kini terlihat oleh semuanya telah ada di hadapan kita kapal speed boat dan motor listrik, ” ungkap Mensos di Distrik Navigasi, Jayapura, Rabu, 23/03/2023.
Untuk pengerjaan kapal dan motor listrik ada proses keberlanjutan berupa transfer of knowledge yang dikerjakan oleh warga putra-putri Papua. Bahkan, dikerjakan dengan penuh semangat hingga pukul 10 sampai 12 malam.
“Saya dikirimi foto-foto pengerjaan kapal hingga malam. Saat ini, kapal sudah dapat kelayakan dan motor listrik telah diujicobakan di wilayah pegunungan di Jawa dan sekarang dicoba di pegunungan Papua. Jika masih ada yang kurang akan kita sempurnakan disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan, ” kata Mensos.
Pada kesempatan tersebut, hadir Rektor UNCEN, Dr Ir Apolo Safanpo, S.T., M.T., dosen dan perwakilan dari ITS. Apolo menyambut baik bantuan dari Mensos berupa kapal dan motor listrik guna mendukung kemandirian dan membangkitkan ekonomi warga di Papua.
“Penyerahan fiber glass speed boat dan motor listrik merupakan tindaklanjut MoU pada 13 November 2021, dari 6 kapal sudah beres 2 kapal ditambah motor listrik. Kami menyambut baik kerja sama Kemensos, ITS dan UNCEN sehingga terjadi transfer of knowledge keterampilan dan teknologi bagi mahasiswa, dosen dan masyarakat yang terlibat dalam rancang bangun tersebut,” tandas Apolo.
Ke depan, kata Apolo, sebagai tindak lanjut akan membuka Program Teknik Perkapalan di UNCEN agar bisa terus mendukung kebutuhan alat transportasi bagi pemerintah dan masyarakat bisa terpenuhi dengan baik.
“Harapan kami agar ibu Mensos terus mendukung kami dan gereja di sini agar bisa membangun kapal dalam berbagai tipe untuk alat transportasi masyarakat di pesisir, rawa dan sungai,” harapnya.
Sebelumnya, Mensos meninjau pembangunan rumah sehat di Kampung Doyo Baru, Distrik Waibu, Kabupaten Jayapura, Papua, yang dalam pembangunananya menggandeng Pemerintah Daerah (Pemda) setempat untuk merelokasi warga ke tempat baru yang lebih aman.
“Sudah 21 rumah dari 76 rumah yang direncanakan dibangun bagi para korban banjir bandang di Sentani. Kita berharap pada 17 Agustus nanti sisanya bisa selesai dan bisa dihuni oleh warga,” ujar Mensos berharap.
Selain untuk perumahan, juga dilengkapi fasilitas untuk usaha perdagangan dan peternakan guna menunjang kebutuhan hajat masyarakat.
“Warga dari lokasi pengungsian akan ditempatkan di sini. Tempat baru yang didukung dengan fasilitas perumahan yang memadai juga disediakan untuk tempat usaha berupa perdagangan dan peternakan, ” kata Mensos.
Pembangunan perumahan tersebut sepenuhnya dibiayai dari anggaran Kementerian Sosial dengan memperhatikan adat dan kearifan lokal masyarakat setempat yang berbeda dari tempat lainnya di Papua.
“Jelas beda, seperti dengan lokasi Sarmi. Ini ril untuk masyarakat. Saya tidak mau dan tidak bisa disamakan harus tahu apa solusinya karena tidak bisa disamakan satu tempat dengan tempat lainnya walau sama-sama di Papua, ” ungkap Mensos.
Dalam tahap penyerahan rumah, masih ada yang harus diselesaikan berupa sertifikat tanah yang akan dipecah-pecah atas nama masing-masing penerima bantuan, per keluarga karena awalnya tanahnya masih satu.
“Percepatan dilakukan dengan dipecah-pecah nama masing-masing penerima. Saya sudah komunikasi dengan Menteri ATR/BPN dan beliau siap membantu. Nanti pada Agustus ini warga sudah bisa terima kunci dan sertifikat tanah,”pungkas Mensos.
