Jakarta, Feb. 24 -- The government is exploring collaboration with dangdut music communities in efforts to advancing culture, including the nomination of dangdut music as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Culture Minister Fadli Zon said that dangdut has already been listed as Indonesia's Intangible Cultural Heritage, fulfilling a key requirement for the UNESCO nomination.

"Of course, this must be done together with the community, in this case PAMDI (dangdut artist association) and other organizations as well as musicians in this field," the minister said in a statement received here on Tuesday.

During a meeting with the Indonesian Dangdut Music Artists Association (PAMDI), the minister explained that the nomination req...