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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 ...

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 ...