JAKARTA, July 17 (Xinhua) — An international kite festival opened on Thursday in Muna District, Southeast Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, a spokesman said.
Five foreign countries, which participated in the festival, were Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, and the Philippines. Antara news agency quoted La Kusa, the spokesman of Muna district administration, as saying on Thursday. (more…)
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Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - FEALAC (Forum for East Asia and Latin America Cooperation) plays a significant role in promoting ecotourism internationally, an Indonesian tourism official said.
“The Forum which has 33 member countries including Indonesia, has a total population of 2.5 billion, which is huge potential in tourism if the peoples visit each others` countries,” Firmansyah Rahim, the Indonesian cultural and tourism ministry`s director general for tourism destination development, said in Sanur, Bali Province, on Thursday. (more…)
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The annual scramble for world heritage status opens Wednesday in Quebec City, where 41 countries are seeking UNESCO designation for cultural or natural sites.
In the Middle East, applicants include Yemen for its Socotra Archipelago; Saudi Arabia for archaeological site al-Hijr; Iran for the Armenian monastic ensembles in its Azerbaijan province; and Israel for the triple-arch gate at Dan and the Bahai holy places in Haifa and western Galilee. (more…)
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Beijing (ANTARA News) - Indonesia is striving to enhance ties with Mongolia as the two nations have not made the optimum use of their existing potentials in the interests of their peoples, an envoy said.
“We will look into the possibility of enhancing cooperation with Mongolia in many fields so the two countries can take the optimum advantage of their cooperation,” Indonesian Ambassador to China and Mongolia Sudrajat said on Sunday. (more…)
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Garuda Indonesia has released their electronic version of Bali on ANY budget brochure for easy access to the secrets of Bali and beyond.
Mr. Poerwoko Soeparyono, Garuda Indonesia’s General Manager Australia & Southwest Pacific said, “With so many Australians using computers to make their holidays plans, an electronic brochure is invaluable, and this is the e-brochure that defines travel to Bali. If you can’t find a hotel in here it hasn’t made the cut. Bali on ANY budget has been put together by discerning experts who visit Indonesia several times per year in order to refine this brochure and ensure the product is exactly as described.” (more…)
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Luanda
Angola has been invited to attend an International Conference on Africa scheduled for 14-15 July in Djakarta, Indonesia, said in Luanda the itinerant ambassador of the south-eastern Asian country, Primo Alui Joelianto.
The diplomat said Wednesday in Luanda, during his 24-hour visit to Angola, that his trip was aimed at formally making the invitation to the Angolan Foreign Affairs Ministry, to participate in the event. (more…)
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JAKARTA, July 1 (Reuters) - The number of foreign tourists in Indonesia rose nearly 14 percent in May from a year ago, the statistics bureau said on Tuesday, helped by higher arrivals in the key resort island of Bali.
The tourism industry, which accounts for about 5 percent of gross domestic product, was hit by a string disasters in recent years including tsunamis, bomb attacks in Bali, its main tourist attraction, earthquakes, and outbreaks of bird flu. (more…)
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By Ed Davies and Karen Lema Reuters
JAKARTA: Faced with looming energy crises in their developing economies, power-hungry countries like Indonesia and the Philippines are looking deep into the earth for solutions.
Both are in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, an area peppered with volcanoes and home to the world’s biggest reservoir of geothermal power. (more…)
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AirAsia launches its direct daily flight to Makassar to the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia and the largest city on Sulawesi Island.
Makassar is the 14th Indonesian destination which AirAsia flies to and it is the first international airline to service the route. Currently AirAsia is the leading airline which connects Kuala Lumpur to most points in Indonesia than any other airlines with an outstanding 346 flights a week. (more…)
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Bogor, W Java, (ANTARA News) - The Culture and Tourism Ministry will concentrate on development of tourist sites in conservation areas which have not been developed maximally, a cabinet minister said.
Accordingly, Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik and Forestry Minister MS Kaban here Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the promotion of tourist sites in conservation areas. (more…)
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