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Salai festival could be a national tourism activity

The government of Central Halmahera district in North Maluku is keen to include the Salai cultural festival in its ...

Jakarta to have Betawi Culture Village ready by 2015: Governor

The Jakarta administration has set itself a target of completing the Setu Babakan Betawi Culture Village project in ...

Javanese Princess preserves culture

"Preserving the palace`s traditional culture is the call of my soul. This desire will never end as long as I live, and ...

Indonesian students introduce national culture through dances, foods

Indonesian students in Delft, the Netherlands, introduced national culture by performing two traditional dances and ...

Papuan students to participate YES program in U.S.

A student coming from Sorong, West Papua province, has become one of 21 students from Indonesia to participate in the ...

Malaysia not to claim Tor-Tor dance as its own?

The Indonesian people have often been upset when Malaysia claims some aspects of their culture as its own, yet the ...

ASEAN tourism growing, but risks still occur

The ASEAN Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2012 released recently at the Travel, Trade & Tourism Summit ...

Indonesia opens Busan Indonesia center

Indonesia has opened "Busan Indonesia Center" as an information center about Indonesia for South Korean people and ...

Swedish King impressed by Bantul scouts' work

Visiting Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf said he was impressed by the social awareness of boy scouts in Bantul district ...

news focus: Aceh`s Saman dance joins UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage

Aceh`s Saman dance, well-known abroad as "Thousand hands" dance, is something warranting a sense of national pride ...

RI pledges US$10 mln to support UNESCO

Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh has announced that the Indonesian government will contribute $10 million ...

Prince Charles arrives for Tanzania trip

Britain`s Prince Charles on Sunday arrived in Tanzania for a four-day visit that will include attending celebrations ...

Cambodia celebrates 20th anniversary of ex-king`s return

Cambodia on Sunday celebrated the 20th anniversary of ailing former retired King Norodom Sihanouk`s return from exile ...

Lombok Airport to improve regional economic progress

The new Lombok International Airport (BIL) in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) is believed to be a driving force for both the ...

VP Boediono leads World Food Day celebrations in Gorontalo

Vice President Boediono here Thursday officiated at a ceremony marking the start of various activities to observe ...