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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 ...

Maintaining world heritage cities` network

As a member of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC), the city of Denpasar on the Indonesian island resort ...

250 thousand tourists visit Gunung Kidul during Lebaran holidays

Around 250 thousand tourists visited numerous tourist attractions in Gunung Kidul District, Yogyakarta, in a week ...

East Lampung to develop 11 tourism attractions

The government of East Lampung District in Lampung Province, through the local Culture and Tourism Office, is making ...

Lampung holds huge appeal for international tourists

Holding a huge appeal for international tourists, the Indonesian province of Lampung is intensively promoting its ...

Muslims only need fair treatment: Din Syamsuddin

The Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI), Din Syamsuddin, stated here on Wednesday ...