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Yogyakarta`s rural tourism sector has good prospects

Yogyakarta is one of the leading cultural centres in Java, and it is blessed with beautiful villages. Therefore, ...

Inggrid Kansil plans to promote Sukabumi batik in Netherlands

The commission VIII member of the House of Representatives or the DPR, Inggrid Maria Palopi Kansil has expressed her ...

Fforeign Tourists Flock to Kisar`s Kiasar Beach

In that blissful morning of Wednesday, November 7, 2012, hundreds of tourists from many countries flocked to the ...

Indonesia to have navy museum: Official

The Education and Culture Ministry`s Director of Museum And Cultural Heritage Preservation, Surya Helmy, has stated ...

Tourists Claim Every Day in Yotowawa Holds New Adventures

The flight from East Nusa Tenggara provincial city of Kupang to Kisar island, also known as Yotowawa in Southwest ...

Migrant workers promote Indonesian culture overseas

The six million Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) spread across 116 countries help promote Indonesian culture abroad, ...

RI to use arts to boost creative economic potential

Indonesia has a population of over 237.6 million, comprising 1,120 ethnic groups, each with its own art and culture, ...

Many cultural attractions liven up Visit Medan Year 2012

Many art and cultural attractions will boost the government's "Visit Medan Year 2012" initiative to attract as many ...

Six countries to take part in Medan Barongsai Festival

Six countries will participate in the Barongsai (lion dance) Festival at Sera Guna stadium in Medan, North Sumatra, on ...

Basarah agrees with police rejection towards Lady Gaga

Ahmad Basarah, a member of the House of Representatives` Commission III has expressed his agreement to the decision of ...

Culture preservation, tourism push to go hand in hand

The preservation of culture and tourism promotion could go hand in hand, Culture and Education Deputy Minister Wiendu ...

Indonesia to send up to 10,000 for UN peacekeeping mission

Indonesia intends to send up to 10 thousand personnel to join UN peacekeeping missions, becoming one of the 10 largest ...

Hotel association suggests govt controls tourist flow to Bali

Bali`s Chief of Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI), Tjokorda Oka Arta Ardhana Sukawati, suggests that the ...

Semarang ready for interfaith dialog

Central Java`s provincial capital city of Semarang is ready for the 6th meeting of the Regional Interfaith Dialog next ...

PNPM for tourism to run 3 years

The National Program for People Empowerment (PNPM) in the tourism sector will continue until 2015, Minister for ...