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UNESCO`s recognition of Balinese dances to help promote Indonesian tourism

The UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage meeting in Windhoek, ...

Indonesia minister lauds UNESCO`s recognition of Balinese dance forms

Coordinating Minister for Cultural and Human Development Puan Maharani revealed here on Monday that three genres of ...

9 Balinese dances become world cultural heritage

UNESCO has declared nine Balinese traditional dance forms as an Intangible World Heritage, following the announcement ...

Bali optimistic about traditional dance forms being recognized by UNESCO

The Bali provincial administration is optimistic that nine Balinese traditional dances will be recongnized by UNESCO ...

Kolintang needs UNESCO recognition

The traditional kolintang musical instrument from Minahasa district in North Sulawesi province needs to receive ...

The Tibetan Youth Association in Europe Demands: Put Tibet on Google Maps

-     On the occasion of the centennial of Tibet's proclamation of independence, the Tibetan Youth ...

See the Greatest Ever Munch Exhibition in Oslo in 2013!

-     This year is the 150th anniversary of Edvard Munch's birth. Munch (1863-1944) is one of ...

Farhad Darya, Valy Hedjazi, Aryana Sayeed, and Shabana Meheryar Headline Star Performers at the 7th Annual ATN Awards to

- Some of the world's most famous Afghan musicians and performers from around the world will gather on Monday, January ...

Indonesia to see robust tourism trade at ITB Berlin

Indonesia is expected to see robust tourism trade at the Internationale Tourismus-Borse Berlin, better known as ITB ...

Dangdut music to go international

Soon, Indonesians will not be the only ones shaking their bodies and swinging their hips to dangdut music, but so ...

UNESCO checking world cultural heritage site candidates in Bali

A UNESCO team is currently on a five-day visit in Bali, from October 13 to 17, 2011, to check four sites proposed by ...

Air China to Open Rotations Beijing-Okinawa

-     Air China will launch 2 weekly rotations between Beijing and Okinawa using B737-800, starting ...

First lady attends national batik day in Pekalongan

First Lady Ani Yudhoyono will attend a National Batik Day in Pekalongan, Central Java, on Monday. The First Lady ...

Batik makers need marketing know-how, opportunities

Working to raise production to almost any level is not a problem for Indonesia`s over 50,000 small scale batik ...

Indonesian batik more superior

Indonesian batik products are more superior than those imported from China and Malaysia, Culture and Tourism Minister ...