BMKG: Dry, El Niño‑Driven Conditions Dominate 15–21 September
Indonesia’s national forecast for 15–21 September 2026 points to a predominantly dry pattern driven by a strong El Niño, while BMKG warns of heightene…
Labuan Bajo
The gateway town: port, airport, infrastructure and daily life.
Volunteer architect dies during Flores earthquake damage assessment
Volunteer architect Gregorius Agung Setyonugroho, 44, died on 13 September 2026 while assessing post-earthquake damage in West Manggarai, East Nusa Te…
Youth group cleans Labuan Bajo alternative road in Wae Mata
Youth group Organisasi Pemuda Wae Mata (OPW) organised a cleanup along the Gang Pengadilan–Wae Mata alternative route in Gorontalo village, Komodo dis…
Dry-Season Wae Mese Water Dispute Pressures Labuan Bajo Supply
A prolonged dry season has tightened flows in the Wae Mese River, intensifying competition between Perumda Air Minum Wae Mbeliling and farmers in Komo…
Gustika Jusuf-Hatta links Labuan Bajo travel to Indonesia’s literacy push
At a 2026 literacy forum in Semarang, researcher and activist Gustika Jusuf-Hatta urged Indonesians to treat reading as a practical necessity, linking…
West Manggarai publishes quake-damage list, allows public challenges
West Manggarai’s government has published by-name data on households whose homes were damaged in the recent NTT earthquake and opened a three-day wind…
Ministry of Religious Affairs, Orang Tua Group aid four Labuan Bajo schools
The West Manggarai office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Orang Tua Group distributed snack aid to students at four Labuan Bajo education uni…
Prosecutors search Manggarai Barat KPU office in 2024 election grant probe
Prosecutors in Manggarai Barat searched the district General Elections Commission (KPU) office in Labuan Bajo on 8 September 2026 as part of a corrupt…
Minor magnitude 2.1 quake recorded northeast of Labuan Bajo
A minor magnitude 2.1 earthquake was recorded northeast of Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, on Tuesday evening, 8 September 2026. Indonesian media cit…
Two TNI Soldiers Probed over Alleged Assault in Rangko Land Dispute
Two Indonesian Army soldiers are under internal investigation after a viral video showed a civilian from Kampung Rangko allegedly being beaten in a lo…
Mawatu coastal township promoted as new city centre for Labuan Bajo
Mawatu, a mixed-use coastal township at Pantai Batu Cermin in Labuan Bajo, is being promoted by Vasanta Group and Indonesian media as a new city centr…
M4.4 quake recorded northeast of Labuan Bajo on 6 September 2026
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck about 60 km northeast of Labuan Bajo on Sunday, 6 September 2026, according to USGS-based earthquake catalogues and…
Manggarai Barat Health Agency Reports 493 Diarrhoea Cases
Manggarai Barat’s Health Agency reports 493 diarrhoea cases across health facilities, with Wae Nakeng recording the highest number. Officials found E.
Imported water and idle treatment plants leave Pulau Kukusan exposed
Residents of Pulau Kukusan, a small island near Labuan Bajo in West Manggarai, depend on water brought in by boat amid limited local infrastructure an…
Young Teacher Sakinah Helps Sustain Revitalised Pulau Kukusan Madrasah
On Pulau Kukusan, a small madrasah long struggled with broken classrooms, leaking roofs and goats wandering through lessons.