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Subject: JP: Tourism in East Nusa Tenggara slumps
Received from Joyo Indonesian News
The Jakarta Post October 15, 2002
Tourism in East Nusa Tenggara slumps
KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Tourist Board
recorded a big drop in the number of tourists visiting the province due to a
security alert issued by the United Nations.
The chairman of the board's tourism promotion division, Marcus Dewa, said
that last year only 5,000 tourists visited the province, a significant drop from
32,000 in 1999.
"Currently, only one or two tourists visit the province. I hope the UN
lifts the security alert so that we can regain the confidence of
foreigners," he said.
International flights between Kupang and Australia have been halted due to
the UN travel advisories.
The UN issued the warnings as a result of the tensions that have often flared
up in the province since it was inundated by East Timorese refugees following
the former province's vote for independence.
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