2) Optimize libraries for learning, Jayapura mayor to school librarians
--------------------------------
1) Military, police regain control of Bilogai after rebels' occupation
8 hours ago
Jayapura (ANTARA) - Indonesian security agencies have regained control of Bilogai Airport in Sugapa Sub-district, Intan Jaya District, Papua Province, after an armed criminal group occupied it.
“It is true that since Friday night, Indonesian military and police personnel have taken control of Bilogai Airport following an armed criminal group’s occupation of the airport that led to the suspension of civil flights to the area,” Director of the Special Criminal Investigation Department of Papua Province Senior Commissioner Police Faizal Rahmadani stated in Jayapura, Papua, on Saturday.
The airport is now safe for civil flights, as military and police personnel have been deployed around the airport, he noted.
Related news: 282 Kiwirok refugees still at Oksibil's GIDI Church: police
“The Papua Provincial Police will also station two platoons of personnel in Intan Jaya to reinforce security in the area," he stated.
Some local residents are taking refuge at a church and police precinct, he noted without elaborating on their exact number.
Related news: Papua: Police, TNI asked to stay alert ahead of year-end
Tendering a clarification on whether the armed criminal group had torched the airport’s air navigation office on Friday, Rahmadan, concurrently commander of Nemangkawi Law Enforcement Task Force, stated that the members had, in fact, set fire to a generator set house, kiosk, and two motor vehicles, including an ambulance.
Earlier, Commander of the Nabire District Military Command Lt. Col. Anjuanda Pardosi had reported a firefight between security personnel and armed criminal group members in Sugapa Sub-district. However, no injury or fatality was reported.
Related news: Mexico supports Indonesia's G20 Presidency: Minister Marsudi
Related news: President Jokowi to attend G20 Summit, bilateral meetings
--------------------------
2) Optimize libraries for learning, Jayapura mayor to school librarians
7 hours ago
Jayapura (ANTARA) - Jayapura Mayor Benhur Tomi Mano has said library staff must optimize the utilization of school libraries to help students increase their knowledge through learning.
"(This is expected to be achieved) Through technical guidance for library managers, providing knowledge and improving the skills of elementary school and Islamic junior high schools' library managers within the (jurisdiction of the) Jayapura city government," Mano said, as quoted on the city government's webpage on Saturday.
The mayor stressed the importance of libraries in supporting students' learning process, saying they can gain knowledge from reading textbooks and fiction alike.
"Thus, libraries owned by schools as providers of book collections must be utilized and be managed properly to increase children's knowledge," he added.
He said he expected the recent technical guidance hosted by the Regional Library and Archives Service to hone the skills and competence of library staff who were trained on ways to optimize the utilization and role of school libraries in the students' learning process.
The technical guidance also aimed to instill knowledge among participants about managing digital-based library materials, which can be accessed through a pre-programmed catalog, he informed.
Head of the Regional Library and Archives Service, Septinus Ireeuw, explained that the purpose of the technical guidance was to provide knowledge and improve library management in schools.
"The aim of this technical guidance was to realize intelligent elementary school students through increasing their interest in reading, and also managing skilled school libraries (staff)," Ireeuw remarked.
The technical guidance was hosted in Jayapura on Thursday, October 28, 2021. Fifty-five representatives from elementary schools and Islamic junior high schools took part in the event, officials said.
Related news: Libraries open digital access to promote reading
Related news: UI Library to become world-class research library
"(This is expected to be achieved) Through technical guidance for library managers, providing knowledge and improving the skills of elementary school and Islamic junior high schools' library managers within the (jurisdiction of the) Jayapura city government," Mano said, as quoted on the city government's webpage on Saturday.
The mayor stressed the importance of libraries in supporting students' learning process, saying they can gain knowledge from reading textbooks and fiction alike.
"Thus, libraries owned by schools as providers of book collections must be utilized and be managed properly to increase children's knowledge," he added.
He said he expected the recent technical guidance hosted by the Regional Library and Archives Service to hone the skills and competence of library staff who were trained on ways to optimize the utilization and role of school libraries in the students' learning process.
The technical guidance also aimed to instill knowledge among participants about managing digital-based library materials, which can be accessed through a pre-programmed catalog, he informed.
Head of the Regional Library and Archives Service, Septinus Ireeuw, explained that the purpose of the technical guidance was to provide knowledge and improve library management in schools.
"The aim of this technical guidance was to realize intelligent elementary school students through increasing their interest in reading, and also managing skilled school libraries (staff)," Ireeuw remarked.
The technical guidance was hosted in Jayapura on Thursday, October 28, 2021. Fifty-five representatives from elementary schools and Islamic junior high schools took part in the event, officials said.
Related news: Libraries open digital access to promote reading
Related news: UI Library to become world-class research library
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.