Islands of Komodo, Krakatau and Lake Toba Nominated as New7Wonders of Nature
JAKARTA, Dec. 1/Antara-AsiaNet/ --
The New7Wonders Foundation has chosen three destinations in Indonesia such
as the Komodo Island national park, Lake Toba and Krakatau island in its campaign
to nominate new7wonders of nature for the 2008-2010 period.
The nomination campaign of new7wonders of nature was conducted through live
"Following the nomination of the three destinations concerned, the
New7wonders Foundation has issued a press release expected to be socialized to
the community of Indonesia," Esthy Reko Astuty, the Director of Promotion
Facility of the Culture and Tourism Ministry of the Republic of Indonesia, said
here recently.
It was said that the marketing directorate general of the culture and
tourism ministry in August of this year had made a better coordination with
relevant agencies in hope of being able to make one of the Indonesian
destinations like Komodo Island National Park, Lake Toba and Krakatau island
advance to the final selection in early 2009.
The coordination was made by this marketing directorate general with
relevant departments and community just to better socialize the presence of the
three destinations during the selection campaign of the new7wonders of nature,
thus encouraging Indonesian public to participate in making live voting through
internet.
For further information, please contact: Surya Dharma, the Chief of the
Information and Public Relations of the Culture and Tourism Ministry of the
Republic of Indonesia, phone: 21-3838167, 21-3838131, Fax: 21-3849715
Source: The Culture and Tourism Ministry of the Republic of Indonesia
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