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If you are on a trip to Kuningan, West Java, there is Cibuntu tourist village that we recommend for you to visit. Not only because the nature is beautiful but this village is also known as one of the tourist villages that often make achievements, including the fifth place in the ASEAN best tourist village for homestay category in 2016. Besides that, Cibuntu tourist village won the second place in the Best Tourist Village of the prestigious Community-Based Tourism (CBT) award in 2017 by the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy.

Cibuntu tourist village, 17 kilometers from Kuningan town center, is located at the foot of Mount Ciremai. The tourist village presents the natural charm of green expanses of rice fields, bamboo forests, and other natural attractions. To enter Cibuntu village, you are charged an entrance ticket of 5,000 Rupiah or about 30 US cents per person. Entering this village, you will immediately breathe in the fresh mountain air. You can start your activities here by jogging or cycling. Not far from Cibuntu village, about 5 minutes of trekking, you can also enjoy the beauty of Gongseng Waterfall. Right under the waterfall, 20 to 25 meters high, a pool can be used for swimming or just playing in the water.

Another exciting thing you can do at the Cibuntu tourist village is visiting the Bujal Dayeuh cultural heritage site. This site is an ancient relic in the form of a stone coffin discovered in 1967 and contained a hand axe.  Other objects are also found, such as stone containers (kelenting) and hand axes from the Saurip Kidul site, which were discovered in 1972. Cibuntu tourist village also has "Cibuntu Offroad Tourism" for those who like challenges. Two offroad packages are available according to your wishes, namely offroad with a distance of 4 km and 6 km. The off-road trip will take a track through the Cibuntu rubber plantation, which covers an area of approximately 4 hectares. Besides off-roading, there is also a tour of the rubber plantation on an ATV motorbike for 20 minutes. To stay overnight, the village also provides campsites and homestays.

The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Lisbon again participated in Bolsa de Turismo de Lisboa (BTL) 2024 at Feira Internacional de Lisboa from 28 February to 3 March in a bid to increase foreign tourist visits to Indonesia. This event is one of the largest annual tourism exhibitions on the Iberian Peninsula. Visited by at least 63,000 people, the BTL 2024 exhibition was attended by at least 75 countries, including Brazil, Italy, Spain, Venezuela, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, Peru, Guinea Bissau, Uruguay, Vietnam and South Africa.

In this series of promotions, the Indonesian Embassy in Lisbon presented an attractive booth, highlighting the beauty of Bali and five other priority tourism destinations. The Citraloka Dance Group, supported by the Indonesian Embassy in Lisbon, also amazed visitors with a performance of the Gajak Gijik Dance from Jakarta, enriching understanding of the richness of Indonesian art and culture.

Indonesian Ambassador to Portugal, Rudy Alfonso, said that the Indonesian Embassy's participation in the annual BTL 2024 event was a strategic step to promote Indonesia as a top of mind tourism destination to the European community. He also remarked that the enthusiasm of visitors at the Indonesian booth reflects the strong interest of the people of Portugal and its surroundings in Indonesia.

The participation of the Indonesian Embassy in Lisbon in the BTL 2024 event was in collaboration with the Labuan Bajo Flores Authority Implementing Agency, the Jakarta Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association, and the Banyuwangi Tourism Office.

According to data from the Indonesian Central Bureau of Statistics, Portuguese tourist visits to Indonesia in 2023 reached 32,029 people, recording a significant recovery from previous years. It is hoped that this positive trend will continue to increase in the future.

The Iberian Peninsula is a geographical region located in southwest Europe with a population of more than 57 million people. The region which includes Portugal, Spain, as well as parts of France and Andorra is one of the most densely populated areas in Europe so that the potential for tourists and opportunities for collaboration with the business community is very large.

Penuh River or Sungai Penuh may not be so familiar to your ears. However, there upon we can find a place called ‘Khayangan Hill’. Sungai Penuh Regency in Jambi Province is surrounded by green hills and the fertile Kerinci valley. It is not surprising that Sungai penuh is a district whose a lot of tourism attractions are interesting to visit. Khayangan Hill is one of the tourism destinations that you can visit. It offers a stunning view of a series of hills, and has a height of around 2000 meters above sea level with temperatures reaching 20 degrees Celsius.

This hill, which directly shares a border with the Kerinci Seblat National Park, is situated at Binakarya Village in Sungai Banyak and has quite complete facilities, such as huts, gazebos, toilets, a large parking area and many others. Even though it is far from downtown of Sungai Penuh Regency, this place is a good one for visitors to relieve their fatigue.

The Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia and Stanford University, United States signed an agreement on cooperation in the fields of law, human rights and the environment on Thursday (29/2).  As quoted from the statement from the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, San Francisco, this collaboration was signed by the Head of the Indonesian Supreme Court Research and Development Agency, Bambang Hery Mulyono and the Director of the Stanford Center for Human Rights and International Justice (CHRIJ) Stanford University, David Cohen. This signing was witnessed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Muhammad Syarifuddin and the Indonesian Consul General in San Francisco, Prasetyo Hadi.

Moreover, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Muhammad Syarifuddin stated that the collaboration with Stanford was a continuation and expansion of the collaboration that the two parties has had since 2015. This collaboration was intended to increase capacity and facilitate various training programs, workshops and joint research. According to Syarifuddin, this is to increase the knowledge and skills of law enforcers, particularly in the field of human rights and legal and judicial reform.

Besides, the Indonesian Consulate General in San Francisco in its Press Statement said at least 1,583 prospective judges and dozens of other judges, both in general courts and human rights courts in Indonesia, are beneficiaries of this collaboration. With this achievement, the Supreme Court hopes that more judges and related officers will receive the benefits of training to improve their legal reasoning knowledge and skills, including on issues related to human rights and reform of judicial institutions in Indonesia.

The Indonesian Consul General in San Francisco, Prasetyo Hadi, hopes that this collaboration can support various efforts by the Supreme Court to further increase the capacity of law enforcers under the auspices of the Supreme Court throughout Indonesia. The Indonesian Consulate General in San Francisco affirmed that Stanford is one of the world's best universities which is known for having qualified legal experts, and experience in providing various training programs to increase the capacity of law enforcement in various countries. The Indonesian Consulate General in San Francisco expressed its full support to encourage the realization of increased cooperation. Prasetyo further said that this achievement was part of the increasing relations between Indonesia and the United States, which reached its 75th year this year.