#old town

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Aceh residents gear up for potential hydrometeorological disasters

Residents in a dozen districts in Aceh Province are preparing for potential hydrometeorological disasters owing to ...

Torrential rains trigger flooding in West Aceh's 14 villages

Persistent and heavy downpour lashed various parts of Aceh Province over the past week resulting in floods in 14 ...

Fortress of Buton -- a site worthy of global recognition

The Fortress of Buton Kingdom, tucked away in the city of Baubau, Southeast Sulawesi, may not be the first ...

HKTB to boost the city’s recovery

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced today its first global fan-engagement programme, “Hong Kong Super ...

Semarang's flooding caused by extreme rainfall, tidal flooding: govt

The Indonesian Government claimed that flash floods that inundated Semarang city's Kota Lama (Old Town) ...

Japanese Ambassador visits MRT Jakarta phase II construction site

Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia, Masafumi Ishii, and chief of JICA's representative office in Indonesia, Shinichi ...

Discovering Jakarta

Taman Ismail Marzuki -- sweet escape in hectic Jakarta

As the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta is arguably a big city where people can find almost everything. This metropolitan ...

Jokowi distributes T-shirts to onlookers at Kamijoro Dam inauguration

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) handed out T-shirts among residents witnessing the inauguration of Kamijoro Dam from its ...

Jokowi upbeat about Kamijoro Dam improving food security

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is optimistic about the newly built Kamijoro Dam in the Special Province of Yogyakarta ...

Semarang's Old Town to be replete with tourism, creative programs

Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono confirmed that the newly restructured Old Town area of Semarang, ...

President Jokowi boards bike to visit Semarang's Old Town

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) boarded a bike to visit the revitalization project of Semarang, Central Java's Old ...

ANTARA's Choice

Enthralling cultural experiences in vibrant Jakarta that never sleeps

Life in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital city, never really seems to cease, with the wheels of the economy always ...

Padang's Silo Gunung named UNESCO world heritage site

A former coal warehouse at Teluk Bayur Port, Padang, West Sumatera, called Silo Gunung has been officially recognized ...

Discovering Jakarta

Pekojan Arab Village -- Standing the test of time

Semi-loud dangdut music, plenty of motorcycles, and the distinct scent of goat pens are possibly the three most ...

Discovering Jakarta

The charm of the 'instagrammable' Fatahillah Museum

On Jalan Taman Fatahillah No. 1, West Jakarta, in 1620, the Dutch built a government office at the behest of Governor ...