Goodwill and friendship between the 28 Finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature was the theme of an event hosted on Jeju Island at the weekend by the Jeju National Committee Chairman Professor Chung Un Chan and Jeju Governor Woo Keun Min. Representatives from a number of countries at Ambassador, Consul General…
Festival time for many New7Wonders of Nature fans
Many New7Wonders of Nature fans around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr this week, so to our friends in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, the UAE, Jordan, the Maldives, Palestine and many more countries, we send our best wishes. For the shared good of mankind, New7Wonders works to highlight the common ground…
SMS voting now live for Komodo Island
One of the world's leading mobile texting countries is now switched on to vote for the New7Wonders of Nature. Indonesians can send KOMODO to 9818, and with that vote for Komodo Island to become one of the New7Wonders of Nature. SMS voting works across the leading networks of Telkomsel and XL,…
New7Wonders keeps Komodo, but removes Ministry of Culture and Tourism from official role
New7Wonders today announces the following important decisions concerning the participation of Komodo in the Official New7Wonders of Nature campaign: 1. Voting for Komodo continues as an authorized Finalist in the Official New7Wonders of Nature campaign. 2. New7Wonders removes the Ministry of Culture and Tourism from its status as Official Supporting Committee for…
Important announcement concerning the status of Komodo
New7Wonders will make an important announcement on Monday, 7 February, at 12:00 midday GMT concerning the status of Komodo in the Official New7Wonders of Nature campaign. Journalists who would like to receive information from New7Wonders on this and other aspects of the campaign should send their details to …
New7Wonders President: there is a solution, we are ready
The President and Founder of New7Wonders, Bernard Weber, pointed to possible solutions that could help resolve the situation concerning New7Wonders and Indonesia. He urges all parties to cease communicating misleading information and instead focus their energies on finding a positive way forward. "The current situation is simply about New7Wonders being…
New7Wonders releases detailed chronology of events leading up to possible suspension of Komodo
In its continuing spirit of transparency and truth, New7Wonders today releases a detailed chronology of the events that have led to the situation concerning the possible suspension of Komodo, a Finalist in the Official New7Wonders of Nature campaign. The chronology is available now in Indonesian and English on a blog…
The New7Wonders Official Host in Jakarta: the true financial numbers
There have been some press reports concerning the investment aspects of the New7Wonders Official Host, which are not correct and have not been verified with New7Wonders. Concerning this reported statement "New7Wonders asked the government to pay US$45m", please note the following. New7Wonders has never asked the government to pay anything,…
Chinese Students worldwide supporting Yushan
Yushan, one of the elite 28 Finalists in the Official New7Wonders of Nature campaign, is suddenly receiving support from a swelling movement amongst Chinese students at universities across the planet.
New7Wonders fan Zeby Febrina shows the gentle side of the Komodo dragon
A young Indonesian woman has made it her mission to promote Komodo, one of the 28 Official Finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign—and in doing so, gets up close and personal with fierce Komodo dragons.