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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, ...

Komodo national park earned Rp32 billion in 2018

The Komodo National Park recorded revenue amounting to Rp32 billion from tourist visits to the park during 2018, an ...

President Jokowi signs decree on national Wayang puppet day

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has signed Presidential Decree No. 30 of 2018 on National Wayang Puppet Day. The ...

West Java committed to preserving Cibodas biosphere

West Java Provincial Administration Secretary Iwa Karniwa voiced the provincial administration`s commitment to ...

Indonesia hopeful UNESCO would recognize pencak silat as cultural heritage

Indonesia is hopeful that pencak silat, its traditional martial art, would be recognized as an intangible cultural ...