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W Sumatra railway reactivation to maintain heritage value: official

West Sumatra railway reactivation is aimed at maintaining its heritage value so it can act as a tourist attraction in ...

Transportation Ministry targets rail line reactivation in West Sumatra

The Transportation Ministry plans to reactivate the Naras-Sungai Limau rail line connecting Pariaman City and Padang ...

Zero shadow days to be observed in West Sumatra: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of Padang Panjang, West Sumatra, has forecast that zero ...

Buru Island's police clamp down on illegal gold miners

Police in Buru Island, Maluku, continue to take severe measures against illegal gold miners, with several Waeapo police ...

North Sumatra government pledges to clampdown on illegal gold miners

The North Sumatra provincial administration has made a solemn promise to crackdown on illegal gold miners in Mandailing ...

Tanah Datar accommodates Tour de Singkarak cyclists for four nights

The Tanah Datar district administration has readied accommodation for a four-day overnight stay in Batusangkar for ...

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 ...

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West Sumatra readies to hold 11th Tour de Singkarak

West Sumatra Province is gearing up to implement its iconic sports tourism event of Tour de Singkarak (TdS), the ...

Yahya congratulates Ombilin on its designation as World Heritage Site

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya extended his congratulations on Ombillin in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra Province, being ...

West Sumatra proposes 'rendang' as world heritage to UNESCO

Indonesia's West Sumatra provincial administration will propose its unique culinary rendang to be included on ...

Ombilin's designation as UNESCO world heritage supports West Sumatra

Ony Yulfian, West Sumatra tourism agency's head, believes that the Ombilin Coal Mine in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, ...

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W Sumatra optimistic of Ombilin Heritage site driving tourism growth

Indonesia applauded the World Heritage Committee's decision to inscribe former coal mine site Ombilin in Sawahlunto ...

Govt to ensure effective protection of Ombilin World Heritage site

Education and Culture Ministry's Director General for Culture Hilmar Farid has confirmed that the government will ...

Government to form Ombilin coal mine management body

The Director General of Culture, Ministry of Education and Culture, Hilmar Farid, said the government would soon form ...

Stop mining activities in Ombilin following Unesco inscription: NGO

Walhi (Indonesian environmental forum) has urged the government to stop mining activities around Sawahlunto town, West ...