BOROBUDUR, Indonesia -- If you prefer to avoid the crowds, a good time to visit a tourist mecca is during its low season or at times of political instability when most people are too afraid to come.

Indonesia joined the global #UNBlue campaign by illuminating three of its most iconic landmarks in the official color of the ...

Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, is seeking to preserve and promote the mystical 9th-century Buddhist Borobudur temple in Central Java amid growing intolerance, raising ...

This photo taken on May 10, 2025 shows a view of the Borobudur Temple, a UNESCO-listed world heritage site, in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain) This photo taken on May 10, 2025 ...

“In this bright future, you can’t forget your past,” says Bob Marley. And if the past is locked in the crevices of magnificent architecture, such as the Borobudur Temple in Indonesia, acquainting ...

Visiting the world’s largest Buddhist temple is about to get expensive. Borobudur, one of Indonesia’s most popular attractions, will soon be subjected to a massive price hike by government authorities ...

MAGELANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Like any historical monument, Indonesia's magnificent Borobudur temple in central Java has suffered the ravages of time. But now conservationists fear the world's ...

When the next full moon falls, on May 26, thousands of devotees would traditionally converge on Borobudur temple in central Java, Indonesia, for Vesak, a celebration of Buddha’s birth, wisdom and ...

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Cabinet Secretariat revealed that President Prabowo Subianto recounted the history of the Borobudur Temple to French President Emmanuel Macron. Prabowo accompanied ...