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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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Aceh to promote halal tourism

Indonesia`s western most province of Aceh is the only region in Indonesia that officially applies sharia (Islamic ...

New airport to increase tourist arrivals to Borobudur: minister

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya has expressed optimism that the New Yogyakarta International Airport (NYIA) would help ...

Denpasar mayor endorses gamelan as UNESSCO`s cultural heritage

Mayor of Denpasar, Bali Province, Ida Bagus Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra has endorsed the inclusion of `Gamelan` as one of ...