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Fortress of Buton -- a site worthy of global recognition

The Fortress of Buton Kingdom, tucked away in the city of Baubau, Southeast Sulawesi, may not be the first ...

Pakistan embassy, Batik Travel hold tourism promotion conference

The Embassy of Pakistan, in collaboration with Batiq Travel Services Indonesia, held a tourism promotion conference in ...

Hotel Elcient Osaka to open in Sonezaki, Osaka, in summer 2020

  Hotel Elcient Osaka will open in Sonezaki, Osaka, on August 1, 2020. It is accessible directly from KIX Airport ...

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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 ...

BKB to use citronella oil to preserve Borobudur Temple

Conservation work at the Borobudur Temple in Central Java will be carried out using a microemulsion of citronella oil ...

"Tour around Fujian, Have all Blessings" -- welcome to the fantastic world of colorful Zhangzhou

-Zhangzhou, situated at South Fujian Triangle, is a key city along the Belt and Road and a well-known ancestral ...

Yahya congratulates Ombilin on its designation as World Heritage Site

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya extended his congratulations on Ombillin in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra Province, being ...

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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 ...

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 ...

AJC conducted interpretation training program for the sustainable tourism management in UNESCO World Heritage Site Luang Prabang, Lao P.D.R.

- The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) conducted a "Follow-up Training Program on Interpretation” from February 27 to March ...

Indonesian artists receive awards in Jordan

Indonesian contemporary painter Jerry Thunggaltirta won the Creative Art Work Winner award for his paintings displayed ...