SEMARANG (Indonesia): A slum area on Indonesia’s Java Island has become an unlikely tourist attraction, as well as a social media hit after its homes were painted vivid colours to transform the district into what is now being called “Kampung Pelangi” (Rainbow Village).
The poor hill-side area received a month-long facelift costing 300 million rupiah (RM97,200) and paid for by the local government in a bid to rejuvenate this part of Semarang, a town 450km east of the capital Jakarta.
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