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Collection of historical sites news, found 63 news.

News focus - Cultural heritage in Kisar part of Indonesian civilization By Otniel Tamindael

Still unknown by many, the small, rocky island of Kisar in Southwest Maluku District, Maluku Province, is in fact ...

Sismaharini aspires for Surabaya to become city of thousand museums

Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini harbors aspirations of the capital of East Java Province being home to so many museums ...

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 ...

Ambassador launches Indonesian-translated book of Hungarian children story

The Indonesian Ambassador to Hungary, Wening Esthyprobo, launched the Indonesian translation of a children's story ...

88-year-old woman conferred doctorate in Japan

- An 88-year-old woman was conferred doctorate on Saturday at a university in Kyoto, making her the oldest person in ...

LRT train expected to support tourism industry in Palembang

Palembang is gearing up to implement the Asian Games 2018, and the Light Rail Transit (LRT) train network is expected ...

Obama`s vacation to boost Yogyakarta tourism

The three-day visit of former US president Barack Obama to Yogyakarta on June 28-30, 2017, is expected to boost ...

Obama`s visit to strengthen Yogyakarta tourism`s safe image

Former US president Barack Obamas visit will further strengthen the safe image of Yogyakarta as a leading tourist ...

Merak, Kecak dances successfully draw public attention in Morocco

The Indonesian Embassy in Rabat, Morocco, participated in the opening of the 3rd Heritage Day Festival by featuring ...

Indonesia holds training workshop on tourism, antiquities for Palestinians

The Indonesian government is organizing an "International Training Workshop on Tourism and Antiquities for ...

Cleanliness crucial for Sabang city as tourism strategic zone: Official

Sabang City, which has been designated by the Tourism Ministry as a national tourism strategic zone (KSPN), should ...

Govt targets US$20 billion revenue from tourism sector

The government has targeted the revenue from the tourism sector to reach US$20 billion by 2019, the Coordinating ...

Penyengat Island, small but great

Morphologically, it is a very small island of 3.5 square kilometers and populated by some 3,000 people. However, ...

Penyengat Island, small but great

Morphologically, it is a very small island of only 3.5 square kilometers and populated by around 3,000 people. ...

Coastal community crucial for protecting nation`s sovereignty

In an archipelagic nation, with thousands of islands scattered across the ocean, the presence of the coastal ...