Govt withdraws Komodo Park from voting in New7Wonders contest

Govt withdraws Komodo Park from voting in New7Wonders contest

The government has withdrawn Komodo National Park from voting in the New7Wonders contest, questioning the organizers’ credibility.

“I officially announce the withdrawal of the Komodo National Park from the list of candidates for the New7Wonders,” Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik told reporters at a press conference in Central Jakarta on Monday.

Jero said the organizers of the campaign, the New7Wonders Foundation, was unprofessional, lacked transparency and was not credible.

The Culture and Tourism Ministry was previously the official support committee of Komodo National Park’s bid to be named one of the world’s seven new natural wonders through an online voting campaign.

The ministry, while dropping its campaign to promote Komodo National Park in the contest, would continue to promote the park as conservation area and as a tourist destination along with other ministries, including the Forestry Ministry, Jero said.