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Collection of world heritage site news, found 105 news.

Saving the world's oxygen source from fading away

The Kerinci Seblat National Park, spanning across four provinces in Sumatra and totaling up to 1.3 hectares, now ...

Fortress of Buton -- a site worthy of global recognition

The Fortress of Buton Kingdom, tucked away in the city of Baubau, Southeast Sulawesi, may not be the first ...

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Balancing infrastructure push with conservation in Labuan Bajo

Infrastructure and facilities are being installed in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai district, East Nusa Tenggara, as part ...

Ministry highlights rising Komodo dragon population in past few years

The population of Komodo dragons has increased in the past few years, reaching 3,022 in 2019, according to the Forestry ...

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Komodo National Park, Labuan Bajo reopen to domestic tourists, expats

After remaining closed for nearly six months owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the Komodo National Park (TNK) and ...

NTT lauds govt's policy on concurrent management of Komodo Park

The Provincial Government of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has lauded the central government's policy on concurrent ...

Buru Island's police clamp down on illegal gold miners

Police in Buru Island, Maluku, continue to take severe measures against illegal gold miners, with several Waeapo police ...

Israeli annexation of West Bank cannot be justified: legislator

Aziz Syamsuddin, Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), has opined that Israel's planned ...

North Sumatra government pledges to clampdown on illegal gold miners

The North Sumatra provincial administration has made a solemn promise to crackdown on illegal gold miners in Mandailing ...

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 ...

Government to put cap on visitor numbers to Komodo Island

The government will set bounds for the number of tourists to Komodo Island in East Nusa Tenggara, rather than close it, ...

Siberia birds will no longer migrate to Sembilang Park: Walhi

Siberia birds will no longer migrate to the Berbak-Sembilang National Park, Banyuasin, South Sumatra, if the government ...

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 ...