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UNESCO executive committee backs Palestinian bid

The executive committee of the United Nations cultural organisation UNESCO on Wednesday (Oct. 5) recommended that the ...

Komodo Island promotion activities being intensified

The tourism and culture ministry has decided to withdraw the candidacy of Komodo for inclusion in the New Seven ...

First lady attends national batik day in Pekalongan

First Lady Ani Yudhoyono will attend a National Batik Day in Pekalongan, Central Java, on Monday. The First Lady ...

World Youth Forum opens in Ambon amid conducive security conditions

Security conditions in Maluku`s provincial capital of Ambon are proving to be quite conducive as a two-day "World ...

Batik makers need marketing know-how, opportunities

Working to raise production to almost any level is not a problem for Indonesia`s over 50,000 small scale batik ...

Global crisis affecting RI`s batik exports

Indonesia`s batik exports in 2011 experienced lower growth compared with previous years as a consequence of the global ...

Indonesian batik more superior

Indonesian batik products are more superior than those imported from China and Malaysia, Culture and Tourism Minister ...

Indonesia poised to become global home of batik

Batik lovers must not miss this upcoming event - a World Batik Summit to be held at the Jakarta Convention Center, ...

World Batik Summit targeting Rp22 billion worth of transactions

The organizing committee of the World Batik Summit (WBS) here hopes to record Rp22 billion worth of transactions ...

President Yudhoyono visits Muarojambi temple

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday morning visited Muarojambi Temple which has been registered by UNESCO ...

Batik sale in ASEAN market promising

Batik sale in the ASEAN market is promising and wide open as it has been officially recognized by UNESCO as one of ...

Indonesian Foundation to hold world batik conference

The Indonesian Batik Foundation will hold a world batik conference to celebrate National Batik Day, from September 28 ...

President to declare Muarojambi Temple as world`s heritage

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during his visit to Jambi on September 21-23, 2011, is scheduled to declare the ...

President reminds people against forgetting self identity

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has reminded all levels of the society against forgetting their self identity and ...

Kadhafi offered way out, heritage site `shelled`

Turkey said it has offered Moamer Kadhafi guarantees to leave Libya but has yet to receive a reply, as rebels on ...