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After losing out to Thailand, Indonesia wants Chinese tourists to look beyond Bali
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/06/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia’s Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno is on a mission to get Chinese tourists to look beyond Bali for their next tropical getaway.
How world's largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia has been reborn
Penny Watson of the South China Morning Post, Published on 19/12/2023
» YOGYAKARTA - I'm tiptoeing reverentially around the Candi Borobudur temple, stopping to take in ancient stone panels and beautiful bell-shaped stupas, and to ponder the Buddha statues sitting in meditative repose.
Japanese emperor begins state visit to Indonesia
AFP, Published on 17/06/2023
» JAKARTA: Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday for their first state visit since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019.
Indonesians celebrate Vesak at world's largest Buddhist temple
AFP, Published on 17/05/2022
» MAGELANG, Indonesia: Hundreds of lanterns were released into the sky by Indonesian Buddhists celebrating Vesak day at the temple of Borobudur for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country.
July reopening touted for Bali
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/04/2021
» Indonesia aims to welcome back foreign tourists to the resort islands of Bali, Bintan and Batam by the end of July, with a plan to speed up vaccinations in those areas to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Indonesia police kill 11 in crime fight ahead of Asian Games
Associated Press, Published on 17/07/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesian police have killed 11 suspected petty criminals and shot dozens more in a heavy-handed campaign to free the capital, Jakarta, of street crime before next month's Asian Games.