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Borobudur temple confident of achieving tourist target in 2014

The management of Borobudur Temple is optimistic that the worlds largest Buddhist temple will meet the 3,531,900 ...

More tourists visit Komodo National Park in 2013

The town of Labuan Bajo, the entry point to Komodo island, in East Nusa Tenggara, has seen a steady influx of domestic ...

Wakatobi To Host Int`l Conference on Alfred Wallace

The Second International Conference on Alfred Russel Wallace and the Wallacea will be organized in Wangi-wangi, ...

Tourism threatens China`s world heritage sites: UN expert

Booming tourism is threatening world heritage sites in east Asian countries, especially China, a UN expert told a ...

Enterprise continues to grow with Eldan as its new partner in Israel

- Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the world's leading rental car brand, has extended its international rental network with the ...

Govt to provide support for regional tourism development

The Indonesian central government has pledged its support for tourism-development efforts made by the country`s ...

President inaugurates Sail Komodo 2013 peak event

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inaugurated the Sail Komodo 2013 peak event in Pede Beach in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa ...

President attends inauguration of Komodo National Park

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attended the inauguration on Friday of the Komodo National Park (TNK) as one of ...

Defence Minister inaugurates two combat vessels

Indonesian Defence Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro inaugurated two fast combat ships - KRI Pari-849 and KRI Sembilang-850 ...

XJTLU Ushers in a New Academic Year of Sino-British Education in China

- The official Opening Ceremony for Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University(XJTLU) was held on August 25th. The event marks ...

RI proposing herbs to UNESCO for recognition as world heritage

Indonesia is proposing its `jamu` (medicinal herbs) products to UNESCO to get recognition as a world heritage, founder ...

UNESCO to add new sites to world heritage list

World Heritage Committee will meet this month in Cambodia to consider adding 32 more sites onto UNESCO`s World ...

UNESCO to send experts to Jerusalem to review heritage sites

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said  that it will send an expert ...

Mayan temple damaged in tourist `apocalypse` frenzy

Tourists flocking to Guatemala for "end of the world" parties have damaged an ancient stone temple at Tikal, the ...

Ancient souk burns as fighting rages in Syria`s aleppo

Hundreds of shops were burning in the ancient covered market in Aleppo on Saturday as fighting between rebels and ...