Indonesia to build museum dedicated to Komodo dragons
The Indonesian Government plans to open a Komodo dragon museum as a tourist attraction and dragon research center on Komodo Island, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara province.
Illustrative photo (Source: Tempo.co)Jakarta (VNA) – The Indonesian Government plans to open a Komodo dragon museum as a tourist attraction and dragon research center on Komodo Island, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara province.
Provincial spokesman Marius Jelamu said the museum will be part of the efforts to restore the island as a conservation area. It will be equipped with audiovisual to help tourist understand the process of dragon breeding, before directly witnessing the giant lizards in the wild.
The museum will also offer information about the island’s ecosystem and biodiversity, and scientific documents about the history of the dragon as well as of the international tourist site that has been named among the world’s new seven wonders of nature.
Marius said that the establishment of the museum is necessary to educate the public about the giant lizards’ breeding patterns, adding that together with tourist destination, the facility will act as a research centre for experts.
On September 30, Indonesia announced it had cancelled a plan to close the island next year because its population of rare Komodo dragons had remained relatively stable and was not under threat. According to government data, over 1,700 Komodo dragons currently live on the island./.
You should also see
Energy industry needs nearly 5 trillion VND of investment in 2021-2030
The total investment capital demand for the whole energy sector in the 2021-2030 period is between 4.13-4.8 trillion VND (163.01-189.46 million USD), according to a plan to implement the National Power Planning in the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050.
See more
World
Thailand expects wave of tourists during Golden Week
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) estimates that about 996,000 foreign tourists will visit the Southeast Asian country between April 26 and May 5, known as the Golden Week holidays in Japan, during which Chinese tourists also prefer to travel overseas.
World
Argentinian media praises Dien Bien Phu Victory
Argentinian newspapers have called Vietnam's Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954) a symbol of the national liberation movement of oppressed and colonialised peoples worldwide.
World
Laos speeds up granting licences to foreign workers
Laos's Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare plans to issue visas to illegal foreign workers and extend permits to legal ones so that they can continue to work in the country.
World
Argentinian scholar praises Vietnam’s April 30, 1975 victory
The complete reunification of Vietnam on April 30, 1975 was an extremely significant event in the history of the country and the world, opined a scholar from the Institute for International Relations at the National University of La Plata, Argentina.
World
Malaysia tackles food security challenges
Empowering local communities in the agriculture sector to attract young people to this field is one of the measures taken by Malaysia to address labour shortage while also contributing to tackling challenges in food security.
