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RI`s tourism to serve as safety belt amid global crisis

Indonesia`s tourism which has continued to grow in recent years is considered immune to the impact of economic crises ...

Tourism can serve as economic safety belt

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said the tourism sector and domestic market had the ...

UNESCO chief`s visit brings agency closer to indonesia

UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova made her first official visit to Indonesia from November 19 to 25 during which ...

Bali meeting adds 11 items to UNESCO`s intangible heritage list

The 6th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage ended in Nusa Dua, ...

Bali hosted UNESCO meeting successfully

The tourism and creative economy ministry is pleased that Bali successfully hosted the sixth session of UNESO`s ...

UNESCO to consider Bali`s World Heritage nominees in 2012

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will consider four sites proposed by ...

news focus: Aceh`s Saman dance joins UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage

Aceh`s Saman dance, well-known abroad as "Thousand hands" dance, is something warranting a sense of national pride ...

RI pledges US$10 mln to support UNESCO

Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh has announced that the Indonesian government will contribute $10 million ...

Saman dance officially recognized by UNESCO

Aceh`s Saman dance has been officially included in UNESCO`s intangible world cultural heritage list, an official ...

Saman dance to be nominated as UNESCO world heritage

Aceh`s Saman dance is to be nominated for recognition as an intangible world cultural heritage at the 6th session ...

RI hosting UNESCO meeting on cultural heritage

Indonesia is hosting the 6th session of the UNESCO Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage at ...

Spice Road to be registered on heritage list

Spice Road, which dates back to 400 years, has been studied by cultural heritage experts from Fars province. The ...

Producers asked to promote "songket" dresses at SEA Games

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu asked songket dress producers to make use of the on-going SEA ...

Ministry denies borobudur to be taken off UNESCO`s list

A senior Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry official has denied allegations that the ancient Borobudur Temple in ...

RI supports Palestine as UNESCO`s full member

Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh said Indonesia joined supporting Palestine for UNESCO`s full membership in ...