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Pompeii collapse renews outrage over site`s condition

A collapse at Pompeii has sparked renewed outrage that the world`s largest archeological site is being neglected, ...

Palestine state quest wins first victory in UNESCO vote

Palestine has won a first diplomatic victory in its quest for statehood as UNESCO`s executive committee backed its bid ...

UNESCO executive committee backs Palestinian bid

The executive committee of the United Nations cultural organisation UNESCO on Wednesday (Oct. 5) recommended that the ...

Komodo Island promotion activities being intensified

The tourism and culture ministry has decided to withdraw the candidacy of Komodo for inclusion in the New Seven ...

Batik sale in ASEAN market promising

Batik sale in the ASEAN market is promising and wide open as it has been officially recognized by UNESCO as one of ...

President to declare Muarojambi Temple as world`s heritage

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during his visit to Jambi on September 21-23, 2011, is scheduled to declare the ...

Indonesian Observers "a Must" For Disputed Area Near Preah Vihear Temple: Cambodia

Cambodian Ministry of Defense on Saturday evening issued a statement rejecting a Thai media report that the Indonesian ...

Govt to promote batik as flagship product

Batik industry has been booming following the increased public enthusiasm of wearing the traditional clothes ...

RI welcomes int`l court`s decision on Thai-Cambodian conflict

Indonesia welcomes the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that obliges Cambodia and Thailand to pull ...

Trade Ministry preparing blueprint of batik promotion

The Trade Ministry is currently developing a blueprint of Indonesian batik promotion, according to a minister. ...

Kadhafi offered way out, heritage site `shelled`

Turkey said it has offered Moamer Kadhafi guarantees to leave Libya but has yet to receive a reply, as rebels on ...

Cambodia refuses to withdraw troops unless Thailand do too, minister

Cambodia will not withdraw its troops from the conflicted border area with Thailand before the latter does the same, ...

Thai, Cambodian defense ministers meet in Jakarta

Thai Defense Minister General Prawit Wongsuwon and his Cambodian counterpart General Tea Banh are to meet in Jakarta ...

Cambodian, Thai ministers to meet over border row in Jakarta

- Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Banh said on Tuesday morning that he will meet with his Thai counterpart Prawit ...

Cambodian defence minister to meet Thai counterpart over border row in Indonesia

Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Banh said on Tuesday morning that he will meet with his Thai counterpart Prawit ...