VIETNAM: Southeast Asian Destinations Among World’s ‘Most Boring’ Tourist Attractions

Posted by Asia Views | May 29, 2024 | 0 |

VNExpress-May 27

Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppet Theater and Penang’s Fort Cornwallis have been listed among the world’s “100 most boring tourist attractions” by online gaming company Solitaired. The company said it compiled the list based on Google reviews. The firm reported that the list was drawn up by an analysis of 66.7million Google reviews of 3,290 popular tourist attractions worldwide, spanning 384 cities across 71 countries. Analysts calculated a boredom score for each tourist attraction by focusing on 11 keywords indicative of tiresome, lifeless and boring impressions, to determine the least interesting places. Located right in the famous Hanoi Old Quarter and in front of the ancient Sword Lake, the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater came in 31st with a boredom score of 2.2 out of five points. It is a tourist destination that offers unique performances telling historical stories through the use of traditional puppets on water. In 2010, the theater was recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. On Tripadvisor, many foreign tourists praised the site as “a very tourist oriented experience.” Fort Cornwallis, a bastion fort in Penang built in the late 18th century, ranked 63rd with a score of 2 points. It is Malaysia’s oldest and largest fort, with entry fees costing RM20 for foreigners. The world’s most boring attraction was the Branson Scenic Railway, followed by the Illuminarium, both in the U.S. Read more at: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/travel/places/southeast-asian-destinations-among-world-s-most-boring-tourist-attractions-4750760.html

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EXTRICATING NDONESIAN CHILDREN FROM ISIS INFLUENCE ABROAD

Indonesia urgently needs to revisit the possibility of repatriating the neediest of its young citizens stranded abroad, whose families had earlier joined ISIS. Most of these children are in camps in northern Syria but there are also small numbers in the Philippines, Afghanistan and Iraq. “Extricating Indonesian Children from ISIS Influence Abroad”, the latest report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) argues that the government could begin by bringing back small groups of unaccompanied children under ten years of age, who pose minimal security risk and are most vulnerable to deteriorating conditions in the camps.“The problem is that health and security conditions are worsening by the day in the Syrian camps, and the children are growing older,” says Dyah Kartika, IPAC analyst. “They need access to schools, a nurturing environment, and medical attention. If the government waits too long, the children will be further exposed to ISIS ideology.” The new report examines a 2019 list of Indonesians in camps and prisons run by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Indonesian government has been trying to verify their citizenship, but with pseudonyms, misspellings and bad transliterations, it is a daunting task. At the time the data was collected, between March and June 2019, there were 555 Indonesians in SDF camps and prisons, including 367 children. Among the children, approximately 277 were under the age of ten and 34 were unaccompanied. In June 2021, there are fewer than ten children who are both unaccompanied and under the age of ten that could be prioritized for return. Bringing back children of ISIS families is no easy task. The report analyses the main challenges faced by the Indonesian government. These include definitional issues, bureaucratic competition, the difficulty of verifying nationality, evaluating the toll of exposure to conflict, assessing security risk, and finding relatives or others willing to provide care once the children are returned. In addition, COVID has meant stringent restrictions on travel, placing further obstacles in the way of repatriation. There are several models for rehabilitation of children exposed to violent extremism in Indonesia that could be modified to accommodate the needs of children repatriated from abroad. The report examines these models and argues that the government does not need to have every detail of rehabilitation programs in place before it starts extricating children from ISIS influence. It can start by bringing back the most vulnerable children and then modify programs as needed.

“It’s important that the government see these children as victims” says Dyah. “They deserve a chance to be children again.”

VIETNAM: Southeast Asian Destinations Among World’s ‘Most Boring’ Tourist Attractions

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