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It is 5:40 a.m. and, directly on cue, the sun rises slowly over the horizon, silhouetting volcanic Mount Merapi and casting early-morning light on the majestic Buddhist temple of Borobudur. Tourists ...

The ferry between Banyuwangi, Java and Gilimanuk, Bali runs every hour, is inexpensive, and takes about 40 minutes. From Gilimanuk, the road along Bali’s north-west coastline offers beautiful sea ...

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 ...

Every year, Buddhists all around the world flock to sacred temples to commemorate Wesak, one of the most important Buddhist festivals marking the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. But did you ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A part of the Borobudur Complex, the Borobudur Cultural Center in Magelang, Central Java, caught fire in the early hours on Saturday, September 20, 2025. The former Manohara Hotel, ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Culture Minister Fadli Zon clarified that there are no plans to build an escalator at Borobudur Temple, Central Java. He dismissed circulating issues regarding the ...

It took the visitor a few minutes to realize that he was being followed, by a policeman, no less. The visitor was on foot, the policeman on a slow-moving bicycle, watching every move made by the ...