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Collection of world cultural heritage news, found 65 news.

Ministry plans religious tourism in Prambanan temple

The Ministry of Religious Affairs is planning to offer religious tour packages to the Prambanan temple complex, which ...

SangiRUN Night Trail incorporates sports and culture: Ministry

The Education, Culture, Research and Technology Ministry hosted the 2021 SangiRun Night Trail that incorporates sports ...

Rendang should be loved, recognized by the world: First Lady

First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo is keen that rendang is loved and recognized by the United Nations Educational, ...

"Silk Road in Symphony Gansu in Harmony" tourism routes collection announcement

"Silk Road in Symphony Gansu in Harmony" Tourism Routes Collection organized by Gansu Provincial Department of Culture ...

Padang's Silo Gunung named UNESCO world heritage site

A former coal warehouse at Teluk Bayur Port, Padang, West Sumatera, called Silo Gunung has been officially recognized ...

Jokowi pushes aggressive batik preservation message to Indonesians

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) extended his congratulations to all Indonesians on the occasion of National Batik Day ...

Jokowi leads National Batik Day celebrations in Solo

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) marked National Batik Day by leading a function, themed "Making batik for the ...

"Tour around Fujian, Have all Blessings" -- welcome to the fantastic world of colorful Zhangzhou

-Zhangzhou, situated at South Fujian Triangle, is a key city along the Belt and Road and a well-known ancestral ...

Yahya congratulates Ombilin on its designation as World Heritage Site

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya extended his congratulations on Ombillin in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra Province, being ...

West Sumatra proposes 'rendang' as world heritage to UNESCO

Indonesia's West Sumatra provincial administration will propose its unique culinary rendang to be included on ...

Ombilin's designation as UNESCO world heritage supports West Sumatra

Ony Yulfian, West Sumatra tourism agency's head, believes that the Ombilin Coal Mine in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, ...

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W Sumatra optimistic of Ombilin Heritage site driving tourism growth

Indonesia applauded the World Heritage Committee's decision to inscribe former coal mine site Ombilin in Sawahlunto ...

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 ...

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 ...