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IMF - WB Bali`s wooden fan craftsmen promote local culture

Bamboo/wooden fan craftsmen in Bali have used their artistic products to promote local culture by using them as ...

Surabaya mayor named sole candidate for UCLG-ASPAC president's post

Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini, better known as Risma, has been named as the sole candidate to occupy the position of ...

Indonesian Muslims celebrate Islamic New Year

Indonesian Muslims across the country held festivals, torchlight parades, and various rituals to welcome the Islamic ...

Indonesia demonstrates soft approach to tackle terrorism

Indonesia has demonstrated the effectiveness of a soft approach in handling terrorism issues, head of the National ...

President Joko Widodo opens 40th Bali Art Festival

President Joko Widodo flagged off a parade of art troupes to mark the opening of the 40th Bali Art Festival here, ...

Preserving "Subak" as ecotourism attraction

Various efforts are being made to preserve the traditional agriculture system, locally known as "subak," as ...

The 7th Nanyang Cultural Festival 2018 attracts 200 overseas Chinese nationals to Wenchang, Hainan

-On April 1, the 7th Nanyang Cultural Festival 2018 kicked off in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China. A total of about ...

Preparations ripe for Sail Sabang 2017

Preparations are almost ripe for the implementation of the international maritime event of Sail Sabang to be held from ...

Ketawai Island popular among foreign yachts

The Ketawai Island resort in Central Bangka District, Bangka-Belitung (Babel) Province, has become more popular and ...

Developing community-based tourism in Borobudur

The Buddhist Temple of Borobudur, the largest in the world, is a magnet that has the power to draw visitors from far ...

Maluku promotes development cooperation in Netherlands

A group of delegates from Maluku held a business forum at the Indonesian Embassy in The Hague, the Netherlands, on ...

Music conference to make Ambon an international city of music

The upcoming Music Conference in the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon is considered an important event to lead the ...

Ambon seeks to become international city of music

With music being its most cherished art form, the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon continues to strive to become an ...

Russian teachers arrive in Jakarta to study Indonesian language

The first group of 24 teachers, students, as well as activists from senior high schools, colleges and NGOs in Moscow, ...

Yogyakarta prepares special service for travelers

The government of the special autonomous province of Yogyakarta has set up a Tourist Information Center to offer ...