Jakarta, Oct. 12 -- Indonesia's Tourism Ministry ensured the rehabilitation and recovery after fire of Sade Traditional Village in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, was proceeding safely and sustainably.

"Our measure of success is not only how many buildings stand again, but when people are empowered again, culture stays alive, the economy moves, and tourists can visit safely," the Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana said in a statement received here on Monday.

During her site visit on Sunday (Oct 11), Putri Wardhana stressed the reconstruction of the village began on September 3 and marked by a traditional ritual called Nyemulak as a symbol of the groundbreaking for rebuilding the area with partners.

The initial construction phase pri...