Passenger dies after check-in collapse at Komodo Airport
Komodo Airport and health officials say a passenger who collapsed in the check-in queue on Wednesday, 19 August 2026, was evacuated to RS Siloam Labua…
Komodo National Park
Rules, visitor caps, conservation and wildlife inside the national park.
Komodo Visitors Face Three Linked Safety Priorities in 2026
Recent Komodo travel advisories emphasise three linked safety priorities for visitors in 2026: managing heat on exposed trails, treating marine condit…
BNPB confirms 731 aftershocks after NTT’s M7.7 earthquake
Indonesia’s disaster agency says 731 aftershocks hit Nusa Tenggara Timur after the magnitude 7.7 Flores earthquake on 15 August 2026, with the stronge…
Labuan Bajo Logged 308 Tourist-Boat Departures After Flores Quake
The Labuan Bajo harbormaster recorded 308 tourist-boat departures with 3,651 passengers on 16 August 2026, one day after the Flores earthquake, as mar…
Viral Komodo seabed video links cracks to NTT quake but lacks proof
A viral Instagram video from the Komodo–Flores–Labuan Bajo area shows apparent cracks on the seabed at a claimed depth of 24 to 35 metres, with the up…
Quake off Flores strands 986 Padar Island tourists, prompts Labuan Bajo evacuations
Authorities say 986 tourists stranded on Padar Island were safely evacuated to Labuan Bajo after a 7.7‑magnitude earthquake off Flores.
Police and military move Labuan Bajo hospital patients into quake tents
Around 80 Indonesian police and navy-linked personnel evacuated dozens of inpatients from Siloam and Komodo Regional hospitals in Labuan Bajo into eme…
Komodo Airport Stays Open After 7.7 Quake, Restricts Taxiway
Komodo Airport stayed open after a magnitude 7.7 quake in Flores, but authorities restricted one taxiway area and several facilities while inspections…
M7.7 Flores quake felt in Komodo, Padar tourists led uphill
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake off Flores at sunrise on Saturday, 15 August 2026 was felt inside Komodo National Park, where a guide led tourists on Padar…
UGM Komodo Parasite Study Documents Tapeworm in Wild Dragons
Universitas Gadjah Mada and partner reports detail specific parasites infecting wild Komodo dragons in Komodo National Park, identifying an endemic ta…
Survey at Kampung Rinca shoreline logs 318.8 kg of marine debris
A shoreline survey at Kampung Rinca in Komodo National Park documented 318.8 kilograms of marine debris, dominated by plastic and organic waste, and c…
Komodo National Park tightens rules for Komodo dragon encounters
Komodo National Park now applies mandatory ranger guidance, strict behaviour rules and daily visitor quotas managed through an online reservation syst…
Komodo Park Visitor Cap Already Covers Padar, Verified Sources Show
Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry already limits Komodo National Park to 1,000 visitors a day, with Padar included in the park-wide cap. Verified sources…
Komodo National Park Enforces 1,000-Visitor Daily Quota
Komodo National Park is now enforcing a park-wide quota of about 1,000 tourist entries per day, released in timed sessions via the SiOra reservation s…
Indonesia’s Komodo strategy tied to 2025–2045 biodiversity plan
Indonesia’s conservation authorities now publicly describe a formal Komodo Dragon Conservation Strategy and Action Plan as part of the national biodiv…