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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 ...

Hotel Elcient Osaka to open in Sonezaki, Osaka, in summer 2020

  Hotel Elcient Osaka will open in Sonezaki, Osaka, on August 1, 2020. It is accessible directly from KIX Airport ...

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 ...

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Komodo National Park, Labuan Bajo deserted amid COVID-19 outbreak

Marcia Stephanie, owner of iDive Komodo diving operator, sent her employees home, as her business lost customers ...

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 ...

AJC conducted a workshop on gastronomy tourism in Wakayama, Japan for tourism stakeholders from the ASEAN member states

- The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) conducted a "Workshop on Sustainable Tourism: Gastronomy Tourism” from 17 to 23 ...

110,459 foreign travelers visit N Sulawesi in Jan-Oct 2019

The Sam Ratulangi International Airport's Immigration Office recorded that 110,459 foreign travelers had paid a ...

Tour de Borobudur to cover six tourist attractions

The international cycling race of Tour de Borobudur, scheduled on Nov 2-3, 2019, with 1,700 domestic and foreign ...

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, ...

Tari Piring performance in South Solok breaks Indonesian world record

A numbers of 2,890 people broke Indonesian World Records for the biggest Tari Piring performance, a traditional dance ...

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Balinese girls possessed by Goddesses on mission to salvage traditions

Seven chosen young girls walked to a temple, with no permitted lights except for moonbeams and white smoke emanating ...