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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 ...

Ministry of Tourism prepares plan on special economic zone in Mandeh

The Ministry of Tourism will soon prepare a master plan for the development of the Ameh Hill Special Economic Zone ...

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 ...

Ombilin coal mine makes it into UNESCO World Heritage list

The Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, was designated as a world cultural heritage during the ...

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 ...

Police make record drug bust in West Sumatra

The West Sumatra Provincial Police seized its biggest ever haul of drugs in the province, reaching seven kilograms of ...

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Minang Kayo achieves international dream through leather handicrafts

Not many know that in one corner of the Veranda of Mecca, the nickname for the City of Padang Panjang, West Sumatra, ...

Silek Art Festival 2019 focuses on archives, documentation

The Silek Art Festival (SAF) 2019 will focus on archives and documentation of knowledge related to traditional ...

Seven regions allocate 20 percent of budget fund for education

Only one province and six districts in Indonesia allocate more than 20 percent of their regional budget to the ...

Two aircraft, one helicopter deployed for disaster mitigation drill

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) dispatched two aircraft and a helicopter to support a disaster mitigation drill at ...

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Concrete results awaited from Padang Mayor Hamyeldi during second term

On May 13, 2019, Mahyeldi was installed for the second time as mayor of Padang City, the capital of West Sumatra, for ...

Baringin to realize economic independence through village fund program

Located deep in Tanah Datar District, West Sumatra province, Baringin Village was among few in the province chosen to ...

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South Tiku in West Sumatra increasing sea tourism

South Tiku traditional village in Tanjung Mutiara is located on the coast of the Indian Ocean between Agam District and ...

Padang residents to attend Australia-Indonesia Muslim Youth Exchange

Residents of Padang, West Sumatra, Ria Oktorina were selected to join the Australian-Indonesian Youth Exchange Program ...

ACT assists Indonesia's natural disaster victims through donations

Humanitarian agency Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) has organized donations to assist those residing in several Indonesian ...