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Tracking the spice trail to Banda

  On July 3, 1468, Charles the Bold, the Duke of Burgundy, married Margaret of York at the home of a wealthy ...

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On the scent of the Dutch nutmeg on Banda Islands

The Islands of Banda have stood witness to the nutmeg trade in its heyday, when the spice, which was endemic to the ...

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Trail Hongitochten in North Maluku

The spice-hunting adventure by European nations began when the Ottoman dynasty in the territory of Turkey hiked prices, ...

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Keeping the Sumatran coffee business fragrant amid COVID-19 pandemic

"There is coffee, there is a story, there is no coffee, there is no need to tell a lot. Come on, let us have a ...

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Creating fonder memories during Ramadhan with sweet bingka

The fasting month of Ramadhan is the ideal time to savor traditional cakes to break the fast, several of which are only ...

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Pursuing development of super priority destination Lake Toba

Tourism is one of the foremost sectors to have been dealt a major blow from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a bid to steer ...

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For super-priority destination tag, Toba requires infrastructure push

President Joko Widodo is focusing on the development of tourism and creative economy in five super-priority integrated ...

Rare flowers bloom in remote West Sumatra's Agam

Two rare varieties of flowers — four giant corpse flowers, or Amorphophallus Titanum, including a novel ...

Story of'ulos'reflects the strength of Indonesia's creative economy

Who would have thought that woven into every traditional garment is its own unique history? And the traditional ...

3 Sumatran tigers repeatedly sighted in West Sumatra's Kota Rantang

Three wild Sumatran tigers have repeatedly trespassed into the farmland of Kota Rantang Village in Palupuah ...

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Beauty of Lake Toba begs a closer look

Lake Toba has been designated as one of the new icons of Indonesian tourism on account of its natural ...

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Restoring popularity of Cianjur as a quality coffee producer

During the Dutch colonial era in Indonesia, forced labor for coffee cultivation was applied in West Java, including in ...

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Sali Kecil, a shining exemplar of preserving nature amid limitations

At first glance, a small island of Sali Kecil, located between Bacan Island on the west side and Halmahera Island in ...

Veterinarian team treats wounded female Sumatran elephant in East Aceh

A team of veterinarians from the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and Leuser Conservation Forum (FKL) ...

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Conserving North Maluku's maritime treasures

Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country in the world, with its 17,508 islands spread over an area of nearly two ...