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Brave Boy Found AliveAfter Two Days at Sea
Feeling no fear, a five-year-old boy spent two days floating at sea on a mattress in a bid to
survive from the effects of the tsunami that killed thousands of people from his town and was
reunited with his family on Thursday.
He cried as he rushed to his parents, older brother and younger sister at a refugee camp in
Meulaboh, his hometown of 40,000 people in Aceh that was one of the hardest hit in Sunday’s
disaster.
Wira later calmly recounted to reporters the amazing events that brought him back to his
family, a rare tale of happiness in the devastated province on the island of Sumatra that has seen
nearly 80,000 people killed by the flooding.
Nursing only a gash to his left leg, Wira said he was playing with his brother and sister near
his home when the waters rushed through.
According to Antara news agency, Wira said he held on to various floating pieces of wood
while being swept away.
“I was not afraid because I am used to the sea.” Wira said while massaging his wounded leg.
“As I was still holding to a door, the mattress came by so I decided to climb on it. I was not
afraid, but I was cold.”
Wira said he spent two days out at sea until he was found by fisherman on the look out for
bodies off coast of Meulaboh. –AFP
Adapted from The Jakarta Post, 31 December 2004
The type of the text is …
Spoof
Narrative
Recount
News item
Report
Who found the boy at the sea?
a soldier
a fisherman
his brother and sister
his parents
his family
What is the main idea of six paragraph?
A five-year-old boy spent two days fliating at se
He was playing with his brother and sister when water rushed through
Wira was found by fisherman
Wira was holding to a door
Wira was not afraid because he is used to sea
The Surabaya Police have arrested a man, identified only as MN, for allegedly buying an infant via Instagram. MN was arrested at his house on Jl. Karah in Jambangan district in Surabaya, East Java, on Sunday. He was found to have paid some Rp 3.8 million (US$250) for a baby boy when he was only three days olD.
Surabaya police chief Sr. Comr. Rudi Setiawan said recently that the transaction was conducted in Semarang, Central Java, on Sept. 23. The baby’s parents live in Tangerang in Banten. “The baby is now safe with the Surabaya administration,” Rudi said on Monday (The Jakarta Post, Tue, October 16, 2018)
What is the purpose of the text?
To inform readers about arrested man for buying an infant
To describe the important person for readers
To explain how police arrested the man
To argue that arresting the man is important
To convince reader that buying infant is illegal
What is the generic structure of the text above?
Orientation – Complication – Reorientation
Orientation – Series of event – Reorientation
Stating thesis – Arguments – Reiteration
Goal – Equipments – Steps
Newsworthy event – Background events – Sources
Two state-owned lenders — Bank Mandiri and Bank BNI — will build temporary houses for 400 families displaced by the recent strong earthquake that hit Sigi District, Central Sulawesi ProvincE.
Second Assistant Secretary of Sigi District Government Iskandar Nontji informed that the temporary houses for 100 families will be constructed by Bank Mandiri in the South Sibayala area of Dolo Sub-district. Meanwhile, Bank BNI will erect the temporary shelters for 300 families in Jonoge Village of Sigi Biromaru Sub-district that severely suffered from soil liquefaction during the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked the area on Sept 28, he noteD.
The temporary houses will be constructed on pieces of land, owned by the sub-district government, village, and community members, he stated, adding that the Sigi district government will facilitate all related parties to sign a letter of agreement.
“We are going to provide a letter of agreement that will be signed by all related parties to avoid any unexpected eventuality in the future,” he explaineD. (Antara, 17th October, 2018.
What is the text about?
Building temporary houses for displaced family
Planning to displace the temporary house
Signing a letter of agreements to build a permanent house
New luxury house will be built by BNI
Assistant Secretary has built temporary houses
What makes 400 families displaced?
Local governement
7.4-magnitude earthquake
Temporary shelters
400 houses
Mandiri bank and BNI
Yogyakarta (JP)- National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has temporarily diverted its flights intended for Adisucipto Airport in Yogyakarta to Adisumarmo Airport in Surakarta, Central Java, after one of its planes overshot an Adisucipto runway lane on Wednesday night.
“All of Garuda Indonesia flights heading toward Yogyakarta, for a total of 34 flights, now will [be diverted] to Surakarta,” Garuda Indonesia VP of corporate communications Benny S. Butarbutar said in an official statement on Thursday.
The flights include 10 coming from and going to Jakarta, three to and from Denpasar, Bali, two to and from Makassar, South Sulawesi, and one flight from Surabaya, East Java. The airline would provide a bus at Adisumarmo Airport to transport passengers to YogyakartA.
Garuda Indonesia is still evacuating the Boeing 737-800 NG, which slipped on the runway and overshot a lane on Wednesday night. It carried 123 passengers, none of whom were harmed. Garuda aims to finish evacuating the aircraft on Thursday afternoon. (bbn) Taken from : thejakartapost.com
What is the text about?
Redirect flights of Garuda Indonesia from Yogyakarta to Surakarta because of runway accident
Slipped plane accident in adisucipto runway lane
Evacuation of Garuda Indonesia after its accident
Confirmation of Garuda Indonesia VP of corporate communication about overshot accident
The delay of Garuda Indonesia after one of its planes overshot an Adisucipto runway lane
It can be concluded from the text that ….
Adisucipto Airport will be closed after the incident
Because of the incident, Garuda Indonesia redirected Yogyakarta flights to Surakarta permanently
Garuda Indonesia supplied bus to support passengers from Surakarta to yogyakarta
Garuda Indonesia had been finished evacuating its plane when this news was reported
There are a lot of passengers were harmed due to that accident
The reason why Garuda Indonesia diverted Yogyakarta flights to Surakarta is because of ….
Maintenance one of Garuda Indonesia’s aircraft
The accident of its plane which slipped on the runway lane
Many flights in Adisucipto Airport
The statement of Garuda Indonesia VP of corporate communications
The evacuation of Garuda Indonesia’s aircrafts
