Police move Marina Labuan Bajo assault case to formal investigation
Manggarai Barat police have raised an alleged assault at Marina Labuan Bajo involving a KSOP staff member and a parking attendant to formal investigat…
Labuan Bajo
The gateway town: port, airport, infrastructure and daily life.
Festival Golo Koe 2026 blends Catholic ritual and Manggarai culture in Labuan Bajo
Festival Golo Koe returned to Labuan Bajo from 10–15 August 2026 for its fifth edition, blending Catholic ritual, Manggarai culture and tourism promot…
Court orders Labuan Bajo land title cancelled in 19,380 m² dispute
An appellate administrative court in Mataram has upheld a Kupang ruling annulling an ownership certificate over 19,380 m² of strategic land in Labuan…
Motorcycle grants boost Manggarai assisted villages’ anti-trafficking work
Immigration authorities in East Nusa Tenggara have granted operational motorcycles to five assisted villages in Manggarai, expanding a community-based…
Solar-powered cold storage and ice-maker installed on Pulau Longos
A hybrid solar-powered cold-storage and ice-maker facility has been installed on Pulau Longos, Manggarai Barat, through a collaboration involving Insa…
Two Austrian tourists die in Cunca Wulang bridge collapse
Two Austrian visitors died when a suspension bridge collapsed at Cunca Wulang waterfall in West Manggarai on 24 May, leading to a closure and a police…
German tourists’ five-hour wait in Labuan Bajo renews scrutiny of tour oversight
On 6 April 2026, three German tourists waited around five hours at Labuan Bajo’s Marina Harbor after a Komodo boat trip booked through Phinisi Trip fa…
Labuan Bajo weighs diversification as pressure on Komodo grows
Labuan Bajo officials, researchers and tourism strategist Taufan Rahmadi have all urged diversification beyond Komodo National Park.
Study: Tourism Taxes Play Growing Role in West Manggarai Revenue
A 2025 academic study finds that hotel, restaurant and entertainment taxes from tourism made a significant, growing contribution to West Manggarai’s r…
Manggarai Barat Moves to Limit Plastic Bottles With Refill Policy
Manggarai Barat has introduced a regent regulation limiting single-use plastic packaging and is pushing hotels, tourist vessels, restaurants and gover…
West Manggarai aligns Fasmadewi and PEKA IKLIM in Warloka Pesisir
West Manggarai’s tourism office and climate-resilience partners are aligning the Fasmadewi village tourism program with PEKA IKLIM activities in Warlo…
Study maps domestic and European visitor segments in Labuan Bajo tourism
A 2024 inclusive tourism index report from Manggarai Barat’s planning agency identifies young domestic travellers and European hotel guests as key vis…
BNPB Forum in Labuan Bajo Highlights Tsunami Risk for Tourism Hub
BNPB used a September 2024 socialisation and discussion forum in Labuan Bajo to stress tsunami risk in Manggarai Barat’s coastal tourism areas, linkin…
Study Tests Google Search Data to Nowcast Komodo Airport Arrivals
A 2024 paper in the BPS‑affiliated JSTAR journal tests whether Google Trends data and machine‑learning nowcasting can provide early estimates of passe…
Manggarai Barat Sustainability Assessment Cites 259,574 Visitor Trips in 2023
Manggarai Barat’s sustainability assessment cites 259,574 visitor trips in 2023, using provincial statistics data and a 2023 self-assessment of the La…