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Malaysia not to claim Tor-Tor dance as its own?

The Indonesian people have often been upset when Malaysia claims some aspects of their culture as its own, yet the ...

Indonesia govt should not be deluded by Malaysian statement

The Indonesian government and people should not be deluded by the Malaysian consul general`s statement on the ...

Registration of Tor-Tor dance cause for concern

The registration of Tor-Tor dance and Paluan Gandang Sambilan music as cultural heritage in Malaysia must be a cause ...

Indonesia seeks Malaysian clarification on tor-tor dance

Indonesia has asked for a written explanation from Malaysia regarding its claim over the traditional Tor-Tor dance and ...

ASEAN tourism growing, but risks still occur

The ASEAN Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2012 released recently at the Travel, Trade & Tourism Summit ...

Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand lead ASEAN in travel and tourism sector

Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand lead the ASEAN countries in the travel and tourism (T&T) sector, according to the ...

RI cultural diversity unparalleled

Indonesia`s cultural diversity remains unmatched in Southeast Asia and even in the world. With more than 500 ...

German diplomat admires Indonesian cultural diversity

German Cultural Center "Goethe-Institute" Director Franz Xaver Augustin has admired the Indonesian cultural ...

Bali welcomes Subak as a world cultural heritage

The government and the people of Bali, especially the farmers, have welcomed the decision of the United Nations (PBB) ...

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 ...

Sixty-two countries to participate in Jakarta World Stamp Exhibition

Some 62 countries are to take part in a World Stamp Championship and Exhibition 2012 at Jakarta`s Convention Center ...

PNPM for tourism to run 3 years

The National Program for People Empowerment (PNPM) in the tourism sector will continue until 2015, Minister for ...

Italy to help preserve Myanmar cultural heritage

The Italian government will provide 400,000 euros with a work capacity building project launched by the UNESCO for ...

Past Year Marked By Intense RI-UNESCO Engagement

The year 2011 has been quite special for Indonesia and UNESCO as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono spoke at a UNESCO ...

Indonesia likely fails to achieve optimistic tourism target

A record 7.6 million tourists are expected to have visited Indonesia by the end of 2011 or up 0.6 million from last ...