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Collection of local culture news, found 39 news.

2.6 million tourists visit Gunung Kidul in 2015

Up to the end of December 2015, more than 2.6 million domestic and foreign tourists had visited all tourist ...

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 ...

Kolintang needs UNESCO recognition

The traditional kolintang musical instrument from Minahasa district in North Sulawesi province needs to receive ...

Economic gap seen as cause of security problem in Papua

Economic and social gap is the root cause of persistent security problem in Papua, Velix Wanggai, a special staff of ...

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 ...

World Youth Forum opens in Ambon amid conducive security conditions

Security conditions in Maluku`s provincial capital of Ambon are proving to be quite conducive as a two-day "World ...

Malaysian resort scraps bikini contest preview

A Malaysian beach resort has called off a preview for an international bikini contest after drawing the ire of the ...

Lampung to step up international tourism potential

Lampung provincial government is making every effort to step up its international tourism potential to increase ...