CITY PROBLEMS : LOMBOK

Problem in My Hometown

A good economics growth and technology advances in a city does not reflect a prosperous of society, and every city has their own problems. Mataram is my hometown and Mataram is the capital city of Lombok island. Now I want to discuss about the problems in Lombok.

First, familiarize the tourism places. Lombok has so many tourism place but not many peoples does not know Lombok. For example, Gili Trawangan. Gili Trawangan is the most popular tourism destination in Lombok, but they think that Gili Trawangan owned by Bali. I was read an article that said “Gili Trawangan, Bali” not “Gili Trawangan, Lombok”. The government and society are taking a big part of this case. Social media has the big effect in this. So, government can make an advertisement like a short video to visit Lombok and share through the social media. And for the society, they can explore the tourism place or find a new place and share their story through the social media. It is can promote the place indirectly.

Second  human resources. In Mataram there is a lot of unemployed peoples especially outskirt of the Mataram city. Sometimes they do not have a job because of their last education can not help them to get a job. So, they will do anything to get money or something that can make money. Even it is bad thing. For example, in central Lombok there is a lot cases of thefts. A few days ago the government put CCTV in several place that prone of thefts. I think it is only help the government to catch the doer, not to change their habit. Government can help them by giving a scholarship or donation in education, giving donation to make a small business, and emphasize the rules and regulation for perpetrators.

City problems is our responsibility, some cases are government responsibility. The development of a city affected by the society too. Hope this article can inspire the society to be more caring about their city and the government can be more listening to their society. I am sure that Mataram would be a big city in a few years.

1. Opening

2. Problems

·   Problem 1 : familiarize the tourism places.

-     Explanation : many people do not know about Lombok.

-     Results : people think that Gili Trawangan owned by Bali.

-     Solutions :

§ Government : make a short video.

§ Society : exploring tourism places.

·   Problem 2 : human resources

-        Explanation : many unemployed peoples.

-        Results : a lot cases of thefts.

-        Solutions :

§ Government : give donation and emphasixe the rules and regulation.

3. Closing