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Tourism minister lauds Bali's readiness to welcome tourists

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Wishnutama Kusubandio commended the provincial government and people of Bali for ...

Toba Caldera inscribed on List of UNESCO Global Geoparks

Toba Caldera was inscribed on the List of UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp) at the 209th Session of the UNESCO Executive ...

National Gallery of Indonesia in Jakarta reopened to public

The National Gallery of Indonesia in Jakarta has been reopened to public from Tuesday, June 16, 2020, with several ...

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Indonesian regions brace for reopening of tourism attractions

The spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has brought the tourism sector to a screeching halt, resulting ...

Ragunan Zoo's virtual tour features Sumatran orangutans

Ragunan Zoo emerges as popular place to visit.

Seunicah Oen, popular vegetable salad from Aceh, sold during Ramadhan

Rujak, or a salad with a spicy brown sugar sauce, is a common dessert in all parts of Indonesia, with several regions ...

Dayak community decides to forego harvest feast over pandemic

The Dayak community of Serimbang Village in Landak District, West Kalimantan, decided to cancel a feast typically held ...

BKB to use citronella oil to preserve Borobudur Temple

Conservation work at the Borobudur Temple in Central Java will be carried out using a microemulsion of citronella oil ...

COVID-19 disrupts Baliem Valley tradition to welcome Ramadhan

Muslims in Walesi and Tulima villages, Walesi Sub-District, Jayawijaya, Papua, did not hold the joint stone-burning ...

Corpse flower blooms in Cibodas Botanical Garden

A giant corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum Becc.), reaching 291 centimeters in height, has bloomed once again in the ...

Tea lovers hold Nusantara Tea Festival in Simalungun

Tea lovers in Nagori Bah Butong I, Simalungun district, North Sumatra, will celebrate the Nusantara Tea Festival at ...

Joyoboyo Bridge to become Surabaya's new icon

The custom-built Joyoboyo Bridge, which also has a colorful fountain as well as a garden, will become the new icon of ...

Thousands of residents participate in "Mekotek" Tradition in Badung

Thousands of residents in the Munggu Village area, Badung District, Bali Province, participated in the ...

Holland Park emerges as Gorontalo's novel tourist attraction

Holland Park, with a scenery of myriad colorful flowers and locations for capturing pictures and selfies, has become a ...

Sebangau peat forest, a paradise under threat

A man in his 30s checks a motorboat's engine, while travelers board a vessel at Kereng Bekirai Port, one of the two ...