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Gunung Kidul attracts thousands of holidaymakers

The tourist attractions in Gunung Kidul District in the Special Region of Yogyakarta were visited by 47,000 local and ...

Central Java facilitating establishment of "Center of Excellence"

The Central Java provincial government is facilitating the establishment of a "Center of Excellence" to present a ...

Banyuwangi awarded as best festival city in Indonesia

The Tourism Ministry has awarded Banyuwangi District as the best festival city in Indonesia. Tourism Ministry ...

Raja Ampat to organize various festivals to lure tourists

The district administration of Raja Ampat in West Papua Province will organize various festivals to lure tourists to ...

1,500 cyclists expected to participate in Tour de Central Celebes

The Central Sulawesi administration plans to invite 1,500 domestic and foreign cyclists to participate in Tour de ...

Government`s intention to settle human rights violation in Papua remains strong

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto said the government still has strong intention ...

Developing Gunung Kidul into international tourism destination

Blessed with many natural and marine tourist attractions, Gunung Kidul, in the special autonomous province of ...

"Gonggong" monument Tanjung Pinang`s new icon

Tanjung Pinang Mayor Lis Darmansyah said the city has a new icon in the form of Gonggong, which is also expected to ...

ASEAN journalists conclude silk road media journey

Fifteen journalists from 10 ASEAN countries concluded their media trip to China, under the program of China-ASEAN ...

Bali Declaration to be adopted as official UN document

The Bali Declaration, released at the recently concluded World Culture Forum 2016 (WCF 2016), will be sent to UNESCO ...

WCF 2016: interpreting water as the source of life

- Subak or water irrigation system for rice field became the main focus in symposium 2 held as a side event of World ...

Bali becomes more popular among Indian tourists

Bali Island, Indonesias most famous tourist resort, and India, have a striking similarity, namely that both have a ...

Tourism provides largest number of jobs: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that the tourism industry is the number one provider of jobs. "Tourism ...

Papua`s cultural diversity praiseworthy

The Baliem Valley Cultural Festival being held on August 8-10, 2016, in the Jayawijaya district area of Walesi had ...

24 boats partcipating in Sail Indonesia arrive in Alor

Twenty four boats of Sail Indonesia participants arrived in Alor, East Nusa Tenggara on Thursday afternoon, and will ...