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Archipelago 1 year ago
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Local businesses demand removal of Borobudur's visitor limit
Agusta Kalang, one of the business owners leading the movement, stated that tourist numbers have sharply declined since the government introduced a daily limit of 1,200 visitors allowed to climb the temple to preserve its structure.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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Govt to launch new study on authenticity of Borobudur’s ‘chattra’
Bowing to pressure from archaeologists and other like-minded stakeholders, the government has postponed its plans to install a 'chattra' at Borobudur and instead conduct more in-depth research to determine whether the 9th-century temple was originally designed with the umbrellalike structure.
Archipelago 2 years ago
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Government plans to overhaul Borobudur management
The government has laid out an ambitious plan to revamp the management and facilities of Borobudur temple in Magelang, Central Java, with a primary focus on streamlining bureaucratic red tape that has for years plagued the management of one of the world's greatest Buddhist temples.
SE Asia 5 years ago
Thais return to temples in traditional garb, and masks
Thais are starting to visit temples again as the mostly Buddhist country emerges from a coronavirus lockdown, although visitors are taking precautions such as wearing masks and getting temperature checks before entering the grounds.
Destinations 9 years ago
48 hours in Negombo, Sri Lanka
If you are in transit for 48 hours at the Sri Lankan capital airport at Colombo, here’s what you could do with a free transit visa. Negombo is a small coastal town sandwiched between the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo and Bandaranaike International Airport. It takes about 30-40 minutes to reach it from the airport, and another one-hour journey will take you to Colombo itself.
National 9 years ago
Tanjung Balai administration breeding religious intolerance, say activists
Setara Institute vice chairman Bonar Tigor Naipospos has criticized the Tanjung Balai administration in North Sumatra for reportedly ordering the management of the Tri Ratna Buddhist temple to remove a Buddha Amithaba statue on Oct. 27, in response to complaints from the neighborhood’s majority-Muslim residents.
