NNATIONALATIONAL TUESDAY August 11, 2020 3 Public warned of more Mt. Sinabung eruptions Volcano in , , erupts aft er year of dormancy Apriadi Gunawan ard Mitigation (PVMBG). our vigilance and avoid the dan- to Berastagi, located some 30 km Mt. Sinabung. Keep your guard up, cause Mt. Sinabung could erupt A PVMBG offi cial of the ger zone of Mt. Sinabung.” from the volcano. because a larger eruption could oc- again at any time,” he said, adding The Jakarta Post/ Sinabung observation post, Ar- At least three districts — Na- A second eruption occurred cur anytime,” he said. that a patrol team deployed by the Authorities have advised the pub- men Putera, told The Jakarta manteran, Merdeka and Berasta- later at 5:18 p.m. on the same day, As of Monday afternoon, the agency on Sunday had since es- lic to remain alert over poten- Post that the volcanic ash from gi — had been directly aff ected by producing a 1,000-m-high col- local administration had yet to corted the civilians to safety. tial future eruptions at Mount Monday’s eruption had covered Monday’s eruptions and covered umn of ash. issue an offi cial evacuation order The 2,460 m Mt. Sinabung Sinabung in Karo regency, North at least three districts in Karo and by volcanic ash, according to the M. Nurul Asrori, an offi cial of for residents who live near the roared back to life in 2010 for the Sumatra, as the volcano has turned the sky dark, especially Karo Disaster Mitigation Agency the Sinabung observation post, volcano. The majority of them fi rst time in 400 years. After an- erupted several times since the in Namanteran district, which is (BPBD). told the Post on Sunday that the have reportedly remained in their other period of inactivity, it erupt- weekend following a year-long located 5.2 kilometers from the “Residents have been forced to eruptions over the weekend in- homes to clean up their yards and ed once more in 2013 and has re- absence of volcanic activity. mountain. halt their activities because the dicated that Mt. Sinabung had plantations from volcanic ash. mained highly active since. The latest string of eruptions More eruptions are likely to ash is thick, [the afternoon] sky is turned active again following its Natanael of the BPBD Karo At least 16 people died in one occurred on Monday, with Mt. ensue in the following days, given similar to a night sky because it is period of inactivity. also reminded the public to steer of Sinabung’s eruptions in 2014. Sinabung spewing a 5,000-meter- the recent increase in frequency covered in ash,” BPBD Karo act- The PVMBG could not precise- clear of areas designated as “dan- Two years later, another eruption high column of volcanic ash and of tectonic earthquakes that rat- ing chairperson Natanael Peran- ly predict when the next eruption ger zones” surrounding the volca- killed seven. smoke from the peak of the moun- tled the volcano, he said. gin-angin told the Post. would take place, but considering no, especially after local authori- is home to about 130 tain at 10:16 a.m., followed by a “We have recorded increased Mt. Sinabung erupted again for the recent situation, Nurul said a ties found that a number of locals volcanoes because of its position second eruption at 11:17 a.m. that tectonic earthquakes in Mt. the fi rst time after 14 months of subsequent eruption of a larger and tourists were still trying to on the Ring of Fire, a belt of tec- produced a 2,000-m-high column Sinabung over the past 12 hours. inactivity at 1:58 a.m. on Saturday, scale was imminent. enter the areas for sightseeing tonic plate boundaries circling of ash, according to the Center for These are signs of eruptions,” Ar- spewing a 2,000-m-high column “We ask residents and tourists on Sunday. the Pacifi c Ocean where frequent Volcanology and Geological Haz- men said, “We have to increase of volcanic ash that later spread to exercise caution, stay away from “This is very dangerous be- seismic activity occurs. (rfa)

Banjarbaru Red and white mayor dies American tourist aft er battle goes missing while with COVID-19 Apriadi Gunawan diving in Ambon Bay

The Jakarta Post/Medan Belseran Christ 9 a.m. Kevin decided to dive fi rst, Nadjmi Adhani, the mayor of before his wife. Banjarbaru city in South Kali- The Jakarta Post/Ambon, Maluku An hour later his wife had mantan, passed away Monday An American tourist and profes- joined him, he said. after being hospitalized for two sional diving instructor has re- Later, Pool reportedly rose to weeks for COVID-19. portedly gone missing while div- the surface and waited for Lakien Banjarbaru Disaster Mitiga- ing with her husband in Ambon on their yacht, called Aquabago, tion Agency head Zaini Syahra- Bay, Maluku. but after several hours, she was nie said Nadjmi passed away at Ambon administration secre- still missing. He then called local Ulin Regional General Hospital in tary Antoni Latuheru said the vic- authorities for help. Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. tim, Carol Marie Lakien, 56, bet- Djunaidi, head of the Am- “Pak Nadji Adhani passed away ter known as Laila, had come to bon Search and Rescue Offi ce, at 2:30 a.m.,” Zaini said in a writ- Ambon with her husband, Kevin said his offi ce had been alerted ten statement on Monday as re- Scott Pool, and stayed at a hotel and set out on a rescue eff ort at ported by kompas.com. in Amahusu village, Nusaniwe 1:39 p.m. with the help of local Nadjmi announced through an district. residents. Instagram post in late July that “[Lakien] is a professional div- The search was suspended due he and his wife had tested positive ing instructor. She went to Am- to bad weather and resumed on for COVID-19. bon on a private yacht with her Saturday. Nadjmi was hospitalized after husband, and they would often go On Saturday, Djunaidi said, a the announcement. However, his diving in Ambon Bay,” Antoni told joint team of 20 professional div- condition worsened on Sunday reporters on Saturday. ers from the Indonesian Navy, after intensive treatment. Antoni said the couple had the National Search and Rescue He is the third regional leader been in Ambon since March and Agency (Basarnas) in Ambon, JP/P.J. Leo to succumb to COVID-19. Syah- had not been able to go back to the the Maluku Police’s water and air Pedestrians walk past a line of fl ags and pennant banners on display on a sidewalk in Depok, West Java, rul, the mayor of Tanjungpinang United States due to the ongoing unit (Polairud) and a diving as- on Monday, ahead of celebration of Independence Day on Aug. 17. in Riau Islands province and Ap- COVID-19 pandemic. sociation was deployed to search tripel Tumimomor, the regent of Pool, Lakien’s husband, said for Lakien. North Morowali in Central Su- both of them were diving instruc- The divers were divided into lawesi, died in April. tors and had come to Ambon on a three teams with a focus on the lo- Other regional heads have also vacation as they could not return cation where Lakien was reported announced that they have con- to their home country yet. missing. tracted the virus, the latest be- He explained that, when the “We added personnel on the ing acting Medan mayor Akhyar incident happened on Friday, second day because of the chang- Nasution, who tested positive bad weather struck as they were ing currents and weather condi- for COVID-19 last Tuesday after about to dive. Not long after that, tions,” he said, adding that the complaining of a fever. the bad weather died down, and at search was still ongoing. (syk) INVITATION Medan Health Agency head FOR SHAREHOLDERS MEETING Edwin Eff endy said Akhyar was OF PT BANK NEGARA INDONESIA (PERSERO) Tbk receiving treatment at Royal Pri- ma Hospital and was in stable The Board of Directors of PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (the “Company”) hereby invites shareholders of the Company to condition. Paying respects attend the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting“) which will be convened on: Day : Wednesday “His condition, in general, is Date : September 2nd, 2020 good, I hope he can recover quick- Time : 2.00 PM Venue : Ballroom, BNI Tower 6th Floor ly and resume his regular activi- Jl. Pejompongan Raya No. 7, Bendungan Hilir, Jakarta ties,” Edwin told The Jakarta Post Agenda: on Wednesday. Changes to the Management of the Company. Those who had been in close The Agenda is held pursuant to Rule No. IX.8 Circular Letter of OJK No. 39 / SEOJK.03 / 2016 concerning Fit and Proper Test for prospective Controlling Shareholders, prospective Members of the Board of Directors, and prospective Members of the Board of contact with Akhyar had also Commissioners of the Bank, Article 11 Paragraph (10) and Article 14 Paragraph (12) of the Company’s Articles of Association and been tested. Letter of the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises No. SR-500/MBU/07/2020 dated July 15, 2020, on Approval of the Agenda for the “Two agency heads who had Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. close contact with the acting Notes: 1. The Company will not send separate invitations to the Shareholders; therefore, this advertisement for EGMS Summons shall be mayor had tested positive for CO- WUHDWHGDVDQRI¿FLDOLQYLWDWLRQ VID-19 and had since been hospi- 2. The Shareholders or their proxies who will attend the Meeting are requested to present the copy of their Kartu Tanda Penduduk .73 RUWKHFRS\RIDYDOLGLGHQWLW\FDUGWRWKHUHJLVWUDWLRQRI¿FHUEHIRUHHQWHULQJWKH0HHWLQJURRP7KH6KDUHKROGHUVRIWKH talized. They are head of the Med- Company in the form of Legal Entity are requested to submit a copy of the most recent Articles of Association accompanied by an Sanitary and Parks Agency, M. the latest deed of appointment of the members of the Board of Directors and the Board of Commissioners or members of the Husni, and head of the Medan La- Management. Shareholders whose shares have been included in the Collective Deposit of PT Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia ³.6(,´ DUHUHTXHVWHGWRSUHVHQW:ULWWHQ&RQ¿UPDWLRQIRUD*HQHUDO0HHWLQJRI6KDUHKROGHUV ³.RQ¿UPDVL7HUWXOLVXQWXN5DSDW bor Agency, Hannalore Siman- .785´ WRWKHUHJLVWUDWLRQRI¿FHUEHIRUHHQWHULQJWKH0HHWLQJURRP,IWKHVKDUHKROGHUVFDQQRWSUHVHQWWKH.785WKHVKDUHKROGHUV juntak,” Edwin said. can still attend the Meeting as long as their names are included in the Register of Shareholders and present valid identity card that FDQEHYHUL¿HGE\WKHSUHYDLOLQJSURYLVLRQV Other regional heads that have 3. Those who are entitled to attend or be represented in the Meeting are the Shareholders of the Company whose names are included announced they tested positive in the Company’s Register of Shareholders on August 10, 2020, by 4.15 p.m. for the novel coronavirus include 4. a) The Shareholders who are unable to attend the meeting may be represented by their proxies by submitting lawful Written Power of Attorney, the form of shall be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors, with the provisions that the member of the Bogor Mayor Bima Arya, Karawa- Board of Directors, the member of the Board of Commissioners and the Employee of the Company may act as Proxies in the ng Mayor Cellica Nurrachadiana, Meeting, however, any vote cast by them in the meeting as proxies shall not be counted in the casting of votes. Bandung Deputy Mayor Yana Mu- b) The form of Written Power of Attorney is available for download on the Company’s website. Antara/Ardiansyah 5. In order to prevent the spread of Covid-19, we strongly suggest the Shareholders to be able to give power of attorney to the Proxy lyana, Pemalang Regent Junaedi, through the KSEI Electronic General Meeting System Facility (eASY.KSEI), with the following procedures: Melawi Regent Panji and Surakar- A war veteran prays in front of the tomb of war hero at the Bandar a. 6KDUHKROGHUVPXVW¿UVWEHUHJLVWHUHGLQWKH.6(,6HFXULWLHV2ZQHUVKLS5HIHUHQFHIDFLOLW\ ³.6(,$.6HV´ ,IWKH6KDUHKROGHUV ta Deputy Mayor Achmad Purno- Lampung War Cemetery in Lampung as part of the National Veteran have not registered yet, please do so by visiting the website access.ksei.co.id; b. Shareholders who have been registered as KSEI AKSes users, can provide their power electronically through eASY.KSEI by mo, tempo.co reported. (nal) Day, which falls on Monday. ORJJLQJLQ¿UVWWR.6(,$.6HV DNVHVNVHLFRLG  c. The period of time that the Shareholders can declare their proxies and votes, change the appointment to the Proxy and / or change the votes for agenda of the Meeting, as well as revoke the power of attorney, is from the date of the invitation to the Meeting until not later than 1 (one) working day before the date of the meeting before 12 p.m; d. Guidelines for registration, usage, and further explanation regarding eASY.KSEI can be seen on the Company’s website. 6. Shareholders or the proxies who will remain physically present at the Meeting, must follow and pass the safety and health protocols applicable at the Meeting venue, as follows: Jokowi picks Army chief as national a. Wearing a mask. b. Detection and monitoring of body temperature to ensure that Shareholders or the proxies are not having a body temperature above normal (or higher than 37,3° celcius). c. Shareholders or the proxies who are sick even though their body temperature are still within the normal threshold are not allowed COVID-19 committee’s vice chairman to enter the Meeting venue. d. Filling in the Health Statement provided by the registrar before entering the meeting location of the Statement Letter will be evaluated whether the Shareholders or Shareholders’ Authority may enter the Meeting venue. The Jakarta Post them,” Erick said on Friday, as by Deputy SOEs Minister Budi e. Follow the direction of the meeting committee in implementing the physical distancing policy at the meeting venue before the quoted by kompas.com. Gunadi Sadikin. meeting starts, at the meeting, and after the meeting is over. f. If at the place of the Meeting Shareholder or its Proxy has symptoms similar to the symptoms of Covid-19, shall be asked to Jakarta The minister added the TNI The country’s united fi ght leave the meeting room. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo would also help ensure the vac- against COVID-19 was initially g. In the context of physical distancing, in terms of space capacity has reached a certain limit, the Shareholder or its Proxy shall has appointed Army chief of staff cination process once a corona- put under the leadership of BNPB willing to participate in a virtual meeting based on the QR Code that we provide. In such a situation, the Shareholders or their SUR[LHVDUHZLOOLQJWRVXEPLWYRWLQJSDSHUVWRWKHRI¿FHUFRPPLWWHH Gen. Andika Perkasa as the depu- virus vaccine was ready for mass chief Doni Monardo. Doni was h. The Company will announce again if there are changes and / or additional information regarding the procedures for holding ty head of the government’s CO- production. named National COVID-19 task the Meeting with reference to the latest conditions and developments regarding integrated handling and control to prevent the VID-19 mitigation and national The COVID-19 handling and force chief on March 13 through spread of Covid-19. i. For health reasons and in the context of control and prevention the spread of the COVID-19 Virus, the Company does not economic recovery committee. national economic recovery com- Presidential Decree No. 7/2020 on provide food and drinks, goody bag products / souvenirs. The four-star army general mittee was formed as mandated the National COVID-19 task force. 7. Materials of the Meeting are available with regard to the Ministry of SOE Regulation No. PER-02/MBU/02/2015 and PER-03/ MBU/02/2015, which stipulates that the curriculum vitae of the candidate members of the Board of Commissioners / Directors who will will work alongside State-Owned by a presidential regulation on As the fi ght against COVID-19 be proposed to be appointed in the GMS must be available and announced at the time of the GMS before making a decision regarding Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Er- COVID-19 mitigation and nation- cannot be separated from the the appointment of the person concerned as a member of the Board of Commissioners / Directors. ick Thohir, who was appointed to al economic recovery signed by much needed measures to restore 8. To facilitate the arrangement and for the orderliness of the Meeting, Registration to the Shareholders or their Proxies will be closed helm the committee. President Jokowi on July 20. the country’s economy, President at 1.30 p.m. Erick said Jokowi had appoint- The committee was tasked Jokowi issued Presidential Regu- ed Andika to assist him because with streamlining bureaucratic lation (Perpres) No. 82/2020 on Jakarta, August 11, 2020 the President thought the In- procedures related to the mitiga- July 20 on the establishment of a PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero)Tbk donesian Military (TNI) should tion of the pandemic and the eco- larger organization that will bring The Board of Directors be involved in handling the pan- nomic downturn resulting from together eff orts to mitigate the demic. The military would work the health crisis. pandemic and to save the coun- to discipline the public in adher- It comprised two task forces: try from the economic downturn ing to the strict health protocol, the national COVID-19 task force resulting from the health crisis he added. with National Disaster Mitigation — the COVID-19 mitigation and “Disciplining the public is Agency (BNPB) chairman Doni national economic recovery com- the key to public safety, but that Monardo as its leader, and the mittee, chaired by Erick Thohir. doesn’t mean we will punish economic recovery task force led (dpk/imn) BNI