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Borobudur tourism icon to receive another boost
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Former United States president Barack Obama (right) waves as he arrives at the Borobudur Buddhist Temple in Magelang, West Java, on June 28. (Antara/Anis Efizudin)
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he government has established the Borobudur Authority Body to boost tourism for one of Indonesia’s most iconic cultural destinations, the Borobudur Temple in Yogyakarta, said Tourism Minister Arief Yahya.
The new body was finalized during a meeting chaired by Maritime Affairs Coordinating Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan on Tuesday.
“The meeting produced an important decision for the development of Borobudur, which has become a prioritized tourist destination,” Arief said in a statement on Wednesday.
Read also: Central Java ready to host annual Borobudur FestivalThe establishment of the body is based on Presidential Regulation No. 46/2017 issued in April, and was approved by Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Asman Abnur.
Arief welcomed the Borobudur Authority Body, stressing that it would help the site attract 2 million tourists by 2019, as targeted by the government.
“The development of Borobudur would focus on three elements: attractions, accessibility and amenities,” the minister said as reported by Antara.
“The critical point is accessibility. We already have one solution with the new Yogyakarta International Airport in Kulonprogo, which will become the main access point to the Joglosemar tourism area,” he said, referring to Yogyakarta, Surakarta and Semarang.
Former United States president Barack Obama visited the temple on June 28 during his holiday in Indonesia. (bbn)
