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Ministry hopes Papuan traditional house to be listed in UNESCO

The Ministry of Tourism hopes a Papuan traditional house, locally called "kaki seribu" (a thousand legs), will be ...

9 Balinese dances become world cultural heritage

UNESCO has declared nine Balinese traditional dance forms as an Intangible World Heritage, following the announcement ...

Minister kicks off pilgrimage tourism promotion

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya kicked off activities to promote pilgrimage tourism which has so far not been optimally ...

VP Kalla opens Batik Nusantara 2015 exhibition

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla opened the "Gelar Batik Nusantara 2015" exhibition at the Jakarta Convention Center here ...

Sumo champion Yokozuna Hakuho promotes batik in Japan

- Sumo champion Yokozuna Hakuho participated in activities promoting batik at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia ...

Bali`s Subak system facing great challenge

Ubiquitous land conversions on Indonesian island resort of Bali will sooner or later eliminate the traditional ...

Buddhist students campaign for Borobudur preservation

Buddhist students campaigned for preservation of Borobudur Temple on the sidelines of Vesak 2557 BE (2013) celebration ...

Kolintang needs UNESCO recognition

The traditional kolintang musical instrument from Minahasa district in North Sulawesi province needs to receive ...

Indonesia to see robust tourism trade at ITB Berlin

Indonesia is expected to see robust tourism trade at the Internationale Tourismus-Borse Berlin, better known as ITB ...

Becak Must Be Indonesia`s Tourism Icon

The traditional vehicles of Indonesia, popularly known as "becaks", which are basically pedicabs or tricycles, are ...

Bali welcomes Subak as a world cultural heritage

The government and the people of Bali, especially the farmers, have welcomed the decision of the United Nations (PBB) ...

Dangdut music to go international

Soon, Indonesians will not be the only ones shaking their bodies and swinging their hips to dangdut music, but so ...

Italy to help preserve Myanmar cultural heritage

The Italian government will provide 400,000 euros with a work capacity building project launched by the UNESCO for ...

Past Year Marked By Intense RI-UNESCO Engagement

The year 2011 has been quite special for Indonesia and UNESCO as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono spoke at a UNESCO ...

Indonesia likely fails to achieve optimistic tourism target

A record 7.6 million tourists are expected to have visited Indonesia by the end of 2011 or up 0.6 million from last ...