#cultural heritage

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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 ...

President to make 5-day working visit in France

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to leave for France on Monday (Oct 31) for a five-day working visit. ...

Pompeii collapse renews outrage over site`s condition

A collapse at Pompeii has sparked renewed outrage that the world`s largest archeological site is being neglected, ...

Bengkulu trying to assert its rights over fort Marlborough

Geographically located in Bengkulu city, the remains of the British colonial era legacy Fort Marlborough should ...

Prehistoric artifacts found in S. Sumatra

Researchers from the Palembang Archeology Office have found artifacts believed to be one thousand to 1,400 years old ...

President : promote ASEAN`s single identity through understanding

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said ASEAN`s single identity could only be promoted through understanding and ...

ASEAN, China culture ministers agree on dialogue mechanism

ASEAN and Chinese culture ministers agreed to establish a dialog mechanism to strengthen cooperation in the cultural ...

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 ...