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A coordinating ministry commends competence test for geopark guides

The Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs has, for the pioneering instance, facilitated a competence test for ...

Jokowi views developmental progress of four destinations as sluggish

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has viewed the progress in development of four priority tourist destinations as slow, ...

Four priority tourist destinations to be developed by 2020

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has outlined a target to conclude the development of four priority tourist destinations ...

President Jokowi chairs limited cabinet meeting on tourism in Magelang

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) chaired a limited cabinet meeting to discuss the development of four priority tourist ...

Lombok to host Asia Pacific Geoparks Network Sympoum on Aug 30-Sept 6

The Sixth Asia Pacific Geoparks Network (APGN) Symposium will be organized in Geopark Rinjani, Lombok, West Nusa ...

North Sulawesi students to gain mastery over Mandarin through training

North Sulawesi’s provincial government offers a scholarship scheme to hundreds of local students interested in ...

Krayan worthy of being submitted for UNESCO World Heritage status

A member of the Bandung Institute of Technology's Research and Community Service Team, Budi Faisal, believes the ...

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Komodo Island to be developed into very exclusive tourist attraction

The controversy over Komodo Island has died down after the central government gave the go-ahead for temporarily closing ...

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 ...