#heritage sites

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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 ...

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Strengthening Indonesia-Cambodia bilateral relations through culture

Indonesia and Cambodia have historically shared cultural ties since the Syailendra Dynasty ruling in the days of the ...

BPCB explores prehistoric rock art in Kisar

North Maluku Cultural Heritage Preservation Agency (BPCB) explored the legacy of prehistoric rock art in the form of ...

News Feature - Lesson learned from "balkondes" around Borobudur

"Seeing is believing!" This proverb sounds old but remains relevant for Indonesia`s endeavor to convince ...

Saudi lauds Indonesia's support to make Al-Ahsa Oasis world heritage

The Saudi Arabian government has lauded its Indonesian counterpart`s support for Al-Ahsa Oasis being successfully ...