#cultural heritage

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Archaeological findings unearthed during Jakarta MRT development

Several archaeological findings have been unearthed during the construction of the second phase of the Jakarta MRT ...

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Protecting Indonesia's geoparks means preserving nature, culture

A geopark is not just a geological park, Guy Martini, president of the Global Geoparks Council of the UNESCO (United ...

2021 Jeonju Kimchi Culture Festival held in city of taste

A festival where participants can learn Kimchi making is open in Jeonju, the city of taste. This press release ...

Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry to launch BLU Borobudur

The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry will launch the Borobudur Public Service Agency (BLU) that amalgamates the ...

Developing smart, sustainable urbanization in ASEAN

Cities are at different stages of development between and within member states. These differences are in terms of ...

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UNESCO tag for Toba Caldera to boost N Sumatra tourism

Located in North Sumatra province, Lake Toba is the largest volcanic lake on Earth. The ancient lake was formed ...

Toba Caldera inscribed on List of UNESCO Global Geoparks

Toba Caldera was inscribed on the List of UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp) at the 209th Session of the UNESCO Executive ...

Visitors to Indonesian pavilion at Janadria Festival enjoy several heritage and cultural displays

- In the 33rdEdition of the National Festival of Heritage and Culture that is being held in Janadria in Saudi Arabia, ...

President Jokowi signs decree on national Wayang puppet day

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has signed Presidential Decree No. 30 of 2018 on National Wayang Puppet Day. The ...

Indonesia becomes guest of honor at Saudi Janadriyah cultural festival

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chose Indonesia as the guest of honor at the Janadriyah ...

Year ender - Kisar`s cultural house needs government attention

The government is expected to pay attention to a cultural house for 16 leading, outermost, and lagging islands (3T ...

Heart of Borneo model of inclusive green development: WWF

The Indonesian representative of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said the area of Heart of Borneo would be a ...

News Focus - promoting global cooperation in creative economy

Indonesia, as the largest economy in South East Asia and the fourth most populous country in the world, has huge ...

News Feature - Promoting Kisar`s prehistoric rock art as tourist attraction by Otniel Tam

Hundreds of prehistoric rock art paintings that have been discovered on the tiny Indonesian island of Kisar in ...

News focus - Cultural heritage in Kisar part of Indonesian civilization By Otniel Tamindael

Still unknown by many, the small, rocky island of Kisar in Southwest Maluku District, Maluku Province, is in fact ...