THE INDONESIA Ministry of Culture and Tourism will sue the organiser of the New7Wonders (N7W) of Nature campaign for dropping the office as its official supporting committee over the Komodo National Park furore (TTG Asia e-Daily, February 8).
The ministry’s lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis told the media yesterday: “Their decision to drop the ministry as the official supporting committee is an attempt to discredit Indonesia’s government and has no legal basis.”
In the meantime, Indonesia tourism stakeholders are calling on the government and private sector to forge ahead with plans for developing and promoting Komodo National Park.
“We must use the momentum to continue improving infrastructure in Komodo,” said Indonesia Care Tourism member Wuryastuti Sunario. “Indonesia should also start selling Komodo together with Flores as an ecotourism destination.”
Incito Tours managing director Sebastian Ng said the N7W campaign was a good means of garnering media coverage for the destination. “We must continue promoting Komodo by highlighting it as a UNESCO World Heritage Site,” he said.
