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March 2016 solar eclipse to attract tourists to Indonesia

The rare and beautiful phenomenon of the total solar eclipse, forecast to occur on March 9, 2016, is expected to ...

Puan Maharani receives royal title from Buton Sultan

Coordinating Minister for Cultural and Human Development Puan Maharani is entitled to henceforth being called Waode ...

Jayagiri Center awarded UNESCO-Japan prize on education for sustainable development

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, awarded the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development ...

Japan to solve land subsidence issue in Jakarta

Japan will help Jakarta in dealing with land subsidence that has been reaching 18 centimeters per year, and is ...

Indonesia continues to develop ecotourism

Indonesia continues to develop ecotourism in a bid to conserve the environment and improve the well-being of the local ...

Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrates Singapore's Golden Jubilee

A yearly extravaganza, Chinatown will once again don on specially designed lanterns, accompanied by a myriad of ...

Wuzhen Tourism Co., Ltd. Announces 2015/16 Winter Visitor Schedule

- With the Christmas holidays just a few months away, Wuzhen Tourism Board is releasing its event schedule for 2015 ...

Jokowi calls for acceleration of Supadio Airport development

President Joko Widodo has called for the acceleration of the development of Supadio airport in Pontianak, West ...

September is month of festivals in East Nusa Tenggara

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) will hold at least two festivals this September to attract domestic, as well as foreign ...

Bandung conserves three cultural villages

A tourism practitioner of Bandung is conserving the three cultural villages of Dago Pojok, Batulonceng and Jelekong ...

Papua`s cultural events effectively attracting tourists

Annual events, such as the cultural festivals of Lake Sentani, Baliem Valley, and Humboldt Bay have proven effective ...

Indonesia promoting eco-tourism to protect rainforests

Indonesia is promoting eco-tourism in numerous regions as one of the means of protecting its rainforests while helping ...

Discover Asia with Hilton Worldwide For Up to 30% Less on Hotel Stays

At Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton and Hilton Garden ...

Indonesia stops sending migrant workers to 21 middle eastern nations

The government has decided to stop sending Indonesian migrant workers to 21 countries in the Middle East as part of a ...

Zoomlion Receives Over 10 Million Dollars in Orders and Leads Chinese Engineering Machinery Industry

- On March 13, a ceremony was held at Zoomlion's Quantang Industrial Park for 50 QY75V wheeled cranes ordered by Indian ...