Indonesia Tatler – July 2019

18 indonesia tatler. july 2019

TEAMING UP FOR TOURISM

Partnership between ministry and tech firm to tempt

more Asian visitors

ADVENTURE TIME

Morotai is one of the growing

leisure spots in Indonesia

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ON THE

RECORD

Following the completion of the Rotiklot Dam in

Belu District, East Nusa Tenggara province, it has

been announced that construction of an irrigation

system will begin. “Construction of the dam will

be followed by the development of an irrigation

system. Hence, the dam, which was expensive

to build, is to benefit the public. We can assure

the public that water [from the dam] will irrigate

farmers’ lands,” explained Public Works and

Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono.

The construction of the dam and future

completion of the irrigation system are vital

to the area due to water becoming a key

factor for development in East Nusa Tenggara,

which receives less rain than other regions

in the country. The dam has the capacity to

retain 3.3 million cubic metres of water and

will supply 40 litres per second of clean water

for local residents while also boosting the

surrounding areas.

DAM DEVELOPMENT

East Nusa Tenggara province to benefit from improved irrigation

MEDICAL MARVELS

Originating in India,

Doctors’ Day on July 1

was founded to recognise

the contributions of

physicians to individual

lives and communities.

If you have a member of

your family who is a hard-

working doctor, this could

be the perfect day to do

something special.

SMALL WORLD

Created by the Governing

Council of the United

Nations Development

Programme in 1989,

World Population Day

was established to land

on July 11. With an

increasing number of

issues associated with

global over-population,

this is an important day

to mark and reflect upon.

ADVENTURETIME

ndonesia has long been

recognised as one of the most

beautiful places in the world

with the number of tourist

visitors consistently rising.

This is being recognised by a

leading Chinese tech company

as it seeks to promote famous sites in the

archipelago. ByteDance’s short video app

TikTok and Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism

have announced that they are teaming up

to create a series of programmes with the

aim of promoting 10 must-see Indonesian

destinations.

One of the heads of the Indonesian

Ministry of Tourism’s “Wonderful Indonesia”

co-branding team, Priyantono Rudito, said

that this programme is the first in a series of

collaborations to promote the stunning sites

of Indonesia. While TiKTok had some trouble

with the Indonesian government last year, this

is an exciting new partnership that is aimed at

bringing more tourists from Korea, China, and

other Asian countries.

IMAGE: KIERAHA.COM/TEAMING UP FOR TOURISM