Police send sea aid to 234 Nggilat families after road access fails
Police in Manggarai Barat sent food, hygiene supplies and blankets by sea to 234 disaster-affected families in Nggilat village on Wednesday, 2 Septemb…
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Arsyid Muhamad
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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…
RSUD Komodo Normalises Outpatient Services After 7.7 NTT Quake
Komodo Regional General Hospital in Labuan Bajo has returned its outpatient clinics to normal operations after the 15 August 2026 magnitude 7.7 earthq…
Manggarai Barat declares drought emergency in five districts
Manggarai Barat declared a drought emergency in five districts after 120 days without significant rain, with local officials reporting water shortages…
Widiyanti outlines four priorities for Labuan Bajo post-quake recovery
Indonesia’s tourism minister Widiyanti Putri used a 28 August 2026 visit to Labuan Bajo to outline four priorities for Flores’ post-quake tourism reco…
Pacar villagers seek audit of Rp2.06 billion drinking‑water project
Residents of Pacar Village in Manggarai Barat are urging law‑enforcement authorities to audit a Rp2.06 billion drinking‑water project funded from the…
Six Manggarai Barat factions back revised 2026 budget focused on quake recovery
Manggarai Barat’s DPRD has agreed a draft regulation revising the regency’s 2026 budget, with officials highlighting post-earthquake recovery, basic s…
Offshore M5.2 earthquake northeast of Labuan Bajo felt in Manggarai
A shallow offshore earthquake of about magnitude 5.2–5.3 struck northeast of Labuan Bajo on Thursday, 27 August 2026, and was felt at light to moderat…
Aftershocks top 8,000 as air operations support remote Flores quake response
Indonesia’s meteorological agency recorded 8,193 aftershocks in Flores by 27 August 2026 following the magnitude 7.7 quake, and disaster officials say…
NTT Police Chief Inspects Quake-Damaged Manggarai Barat Police Housing
Regional and police-affiliated reports confirm that the East Nusa Tenggara police chief inspected the damaged Manggarai Barat police apartment complex…
Flores Tourism Recovers Gradually After August Earthquake
Tourism authorities say Labuan Bajo and Komodo National Park returned to largely normal operations within a week of the 15 August Flores earthquake, w…
BNPB Commitment and Lintas Utara Road Plan Shape Manggarai Barat Quake Recovery
Manggarai Barat Regent Edistasius Endi says BNPB is strengthening its commitment to post‑earthquake reconstruction, with a major Lintas Utara road pac…
Manggarai Barat Police promotes 24-hour complaints and assistance channels
Manggarai Barat Police promotes three main channels for public complaints and assistance in Labuan Bajo: a toll-free national Call Center 110, a local…
Acute Respiratory Infections Lead 3,151 Post-Quake Illness Cases in West Manggarai
Health posts in West Manggarai recorded 3,151 illness cases in earthquake-affected areas between 15 and 25 August 2026, with acute respiratory infecti…
Manggarai Barat Uses Extension Workers to Verify Post-Quake Damage
Manggarai Barat is using family-planning and agricultural extension workers to help verify household-level earthquake damage, feeding by-name, by-addr…
