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Past Year Marked By Intense RI-UNESCO Engagement

The year 2011 has been quite special for Indonesia and UNESCO as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono spoke at a UNESCO ...

Indonesia likely fails to achieve optimistic tourism target

A record 7.6 million tourists are expected to have visited Indonesia by the end of 2011 or up 0.6 million from last ...

Cianjur gets unesco award for preserving angklung

The Cianjur district administration in West Java province has received an award from the United Nations Educational, ...

Meritus Hotels & Resorts is Singapore's Most Popular Heritage Brand

-         Meritus Hotels & Resorts emerged as the Most Popular Heritage Brand at ...

RI`s tourism to serve as safety belt amid global crisis

Indonesia`s tourism which has continued to grow in recent years is considered immune to the impact of economic crises ...

Tourism can serve as economic safety belt

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said the tourism sector and domestic market had the ...

Govt to involve street vendors in developing tourism: minister

The government is planning to involve street vendors in its efforts to develop the tourism sector, Tourism and ...

Govt sets 2012 tourist arrival target at 8 mln

The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry has set the target of tourist arrivals for 2012 at 8 million, with foreign ...

UNESCO chief`s visit brings agency closer to indonesia

UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova made her first official visit to Indonesia from November 19 to 25 during which ...

Bali meeting adds 11 items to UNESCO`s intangible heritage list

The 6th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage ended in Nusa Dua, ...

Bali hosted UNESCO meeting successfully

The tourism and creative economy ministry is pleased that Bali successfully hosted the sixth session of UNESO`s ...

UNESCO to consider Bali`s World Heritage nominees in 2012

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will consider four sites proposed by ...

news focus: Aceh`s Saman dance joins UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage

Aceh`s Saman dance, well-known abroad as "Thousand hands" dance, is something warranting a sense of national pride ...

RI pledges US$10 mln to support UNESCO

Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh has announced that the Indonesian government will contribute $10 million ...

Saman dance officially recognized by UNESCO

Aceh`s Saman dance has been officially included in UNESCO`s intangible world cultural heritage list, an official ...