Kutai Palace set for comeback<\/p>\n
SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The Kutai district administration
\nhas announced plans to revive the cultural life of the Kutai
\nKertanegara Palace in an effort to attract foreign tourists.<\/p>\n
Kutai district chief Sayukani HR said on Saturday in
\nTenggarong that alterations which turned the Kutai Palace into
\nthe Mulawarman Museum, which houses collections of historical
\nlegacies from the Kutai Kingdom, had failed to attract foreign
\nvisitors.<\/p>\n
He said such sites were becoming increasingly unattractive
\nbecause tourists were generally not interested in inanimate
\nobjects.<\/p>\n
Sayukani said that in order to reverse this trend it was
\nnecessary to revive cultural activities at the Kutai Kertanagera
\nPalace so that visitors would have first-hand experience of
\ntraditional palace life.<\/p>\n
He said if the cultural rejuvenation program proceeded
\naccording to plan, a king would be selected and served by royal
\n\"maids\".<\/p>\n
Sayukani said that according to the royal lineage of the Kutai
\nKingdom, the king would bear the title of Aji Pangeran Prabu, or
\nAji Sultan.<\/p>\n
\"For this purpose, I will visit Surakarta and Yogyakarta to
\nsee how the palace tradition and rites are conserved and
\npracticed there,\" he told Antara.<\/p>",
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