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Ambon`s World Peace Gong Symbol of Security

The area around the World Peace Gong monument in Ambon, Maluku, was on Sunday packed with local visitors and foreign ...

Indonesia explores new, alternative tourism markets

As Europe and the United States are being hit by global financial crisis, Indonesia has turned to new and alternative ...

Buddhist students campaign for Borobudur preservation

Buddhist students campaigned for preservation of Borobudur Temple on the sidelines of Vesak 2557 BE (2013) celebration ...

UNESCO to send experts to Jerusalem to review heritage sites

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said  that it will send an expert ...

Maersk Refrigeration Containers Find New Use in Storing Archaeological Artefacts

-High-tech refrigeration containers from Maersk Container Industry have found a new and unconventional use: on the spot ...

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 ...

UNESCO'S Recognition To Promote Noken As Indonesian Cultural Heritage

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has added Papua`s traditional woven bag, ...

Noken museum to be built in Papua

The Indonesian government is planning to build a museum dedicated to Papua`s woven bag, Noken, in Jayapura, the ...

Jakarta to have Betawi Culture Village ready by 2015: Governor

The Jakarta administration has set itself a target of completing the Setu Babakan Betawi Culture Village project in ...

Becak Must Be Indonesia`s Tourism Icon

The traditional vehicles of Indonesia, popularly known as "becaks", which are basically pedicabs or tricycles, are ...

Ketawanggede site in Malang stunted by McDonald`s

A historian and archaeologist from Malang University, Dwi Cahyono has claimed to have discovered the existence of ...