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Indonesia needs Pancasila and fair economic prosperity

President Joko Widodo intentionally highlighted the importance of upholding Pancasila as Indonesia's sole state ...

Govt allocates Rp1,162 trillion for human resource development

The Indonesian Government has allocated Rp1,162.83 trillion for four major projects to create high-quality human ...

Indonesia emerges as overall champion of Geographic Olympiad

Indonesia emerged as the overall champions at the 16th International Geography Olympiad" (IGeO) 2019 held in Hong ...

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W Sumatra optimistic of Ombilin Heritage site driving tourism growth

Indonesia applauded the World Heritage Committee's decision to inscribe former coal mine site Ombilin in Sawahlunto ...

Govt to ensure effective protection of Ombilin World Heritage site

Education and Culture Ministry's Director General for Culture Hilmar Farid has confirmed that the government will ...

Government to form Ombilin coal mine management body

The Director General of Culture, Ministry of Education and Culture, Hilmar Farid, said the government would soon form ...

Stop mining activities in Ombilin following Unesco inscription: NGO

Walhi (Indonesian environmental forum) has urged the government to stop mining activities around Sawahlunto town, West ...

Ombilin coal mine makes it into UNESCO World Heritage list

The Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, was designated as a world cultural heritage during the ...

UNESCO declares Ombilin mining site as world heritage

The Ombilin coal mining site, built during the colonial ruler in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra Province, was declared as a ...

Teacher zoning program is not disadvantageous to educators

The National Education Office (Diknas) in Ternate City, North Maluku Province, ensured that the  Education and ...

1st National Cultural Week slated for October 2019

The first National Cultural Week which adopts the concept of the National Sports Week will be held from October 7 to ...

20,000 of our soldiers' skeletons in Papua: Japan

Nearly 20 thousand skeletons of Japanese soldiers who died during World War II are still buried in the Indonesian ...

Japan continues repatriation of soldiers' remains from Papua

The Japanese government will continue to repatriate the remains of its soldiers who died in Papua in the fight against ...

Seven regions allocate 20 percent of budget fund for education

Only one province and six districts in Indonesia allocate more than 20 percent of their regional budget to the ...

Education and Culture Ministry urges SMK to synergize with DUDI

The Ministry of Education and Culture has called on schools, particularly vocational high schools, to forge synergy ...