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4 November 2011 |
UN Official Praises Indonesia Cultural Diversity
Indonesia is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, unique cultures, and traditional arts that have to be maintained and preserved.
In a country of more than 300 ethnic groups, each with their own language and dialect, Indonesia is unique for its rich cultural diversity.
Arief Rachman, a member of the Administrative Group of the International Bureau of Education (IBE) Council of UNESCO, said in Paris recently that Indonesia is a unique laboratory for implementing cultural diversity policies.
He noted that Indonesia is made up of over 500 tribes who speak more than 700 ethnic languages spread over more than 17,000 islands of the Indonesian archipelago, including the five major islands, Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Papua. Indonesia has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world`s fourth most populous country.
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4 November 2011 |
East Nusa Tenggara to Promote Sail Komodo 2013
East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor Frans Lebu Raya said a ‘Sail Komodo’ event will be organized in 2013 to help draw foreign tourists to the province`s isles.
Foreign tourists should visit the small islands with their beautiful natural and cultural attractions, get to know the local people and understand their traditions, the governor said here on Thursday.
"Currently the provincial administration is initiating a Sail Komodo 2013. We hope this event will also encourage its participants to visit the remote islands in NTT Province and thereby enable them to tell others in their countries about the isles," he told the press.
Over the past several years, participants of Sail Indonesia, had used NTT as an entry gate by making transit stops in Kupang, Alor, Flores Timur, Maumere, Ende and Manggarai.
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4 November 2011 |
Cultural, maritime destinations for Visit S. Sulawesi 2012
Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi, will count on its cultural and maritime resources in its promotion campaign for Visit South Sulawesi 2012.
“Visitors can choose many tourist destinations, including Rotterdam Fort, Somba Opu Fort, the tomb of Syech Yusuf, the tomb of Prince Diponegoro, the tomb of Tallo King, Mandala Monument, Losari Beach and Paotere harbor to see the phinisi [traditional schooners),” Makassar Mayor Ilham Arif Sirajuddin said on Friday as quoted by Antara news wire.
For maritime tourism, the province offers islets such as Khayangan, Lae-Lae, Samalona, Kodingareng, Barang Lompo, Barang Caddi, and resort areas like Akkarena Beach, Tanjung Bayam Beach and Tanjung Bunga Beach.
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N. Sulawesi poised for ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2012)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Known as "The Land of Smiling People", rich in culture, culinary delights, and beautiful landscapes, North Sulawesi, its provincial capital of Manado in particular, is poised to host the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF-2012).
To most of the would-be participants of ATF-2012, Manado is probably best known as a stopping-off point for spectacular diving and snorkeling at the well-known Bunaken Marine Park.
They would certainly love every moment of their stay in Manado because North Sulawesi is one of the newest developing destinations in Asia, offers a wide range of opportunities or spots for recreational activities..
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Holiday Dates for Indonesia and Bali for 2012
the national public holidays according to a joint decree from the Minister of Religion, Minister of Manpower and Transmigration and the Minister for Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform. Also included are the dates for Galungan and Kuningan in 2012 celebrated in Bali..
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Focus On: Bamboo Building Showcased in Bali
Off Bali’s beaten track, past a towering banyan tree and next to an ancient Hindu temple, the world’s largest bamboo commercial structure is slowly taking shape: a chocolate factory.
The three-story, 23,000-square-foot building — made from more than 3,000 long, flexible poles — is crowned with a graceful, sloped ceiling nearly 50 feet high.
Frederick Schilling, co-owner of the Big Tree Farms factory, calls it his “bamboo cathedral.”
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