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Indonesia proposes Ambon as world's music city

The Indonesian government has nominated Ambon, the capital of Maluku province and the most populous city, as the ...

NTT confirms temporary closure of Komodo Island from early 2020

The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Tourism Office has confirmed that Komodo Island, within the area of the Komodo National ...

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East Nusa Tenggara offers many more tourist spots

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province is famous for Komodo National Park, which comprises Komodo, Padar, and Rinca islands ...

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 ...

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Infrastructure development intensifies to boost N Sulawesi Tourism

North Sulawesi, with a population of 2.4 million and located on the northern Sulawesi Island, or formerly known as ...

UNESCO declares Ombilin mining site as world heritage

The Ombilin coal mining site, built during the colonial ruler in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra Province, was declared as a ...

Indonesia's two new biosphere reserves recognized by UNESCO

Indonesia's Tojo Una-Una Togean, Central Sulawesi, and Saleh-Moyo-Tambora (Samota), West Nusa Tenggara, were two ...

UNESCO lauds Indonesia cultural policy

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has praised Indonesia's cultural ...

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Jayagiri Village innovates in developing tourism

Jayagiri Village in Lembang Sub-district, West Bandung District, West Java, became synonymous with the popular ...

Indonesia hopes UNESCO will recognize Kaldera Toba Geopark this year

The Indonesian Tourism Ministry expects the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ...

Aceh to promote halal tourism

Indonesia`s western most province of Aceh is the only region in Indonesia that officially applies sharia (Islamic ...

International Indigenous Languages Conference set for June in British Columbia

- In celebration of the United Nations 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages, the First Peoples’ Cultural ...

Population of Komodo dragons in national park stable

The population of Komodo dragons at the Komodo National Park located in West Manggara, East Nusa Tenggara Province, ...

Closure of Komodo Island feared to shake tourism industry

As a controversy drags on about a plan of the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) governor to close Komodo Island for a year, ...

Closure of Komodo Island requires comprehensive study

Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat, who has held the position as the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor since September 2018, ...