NTT quake: 71 deaths, thousands of aftershocks in Flores and Manggarai Barat
Indonesia’s disaster agency and local authorities reported 71 deaths, nearly 900 injuries, tens of thousands displaced and thousands of aftershocks af…
Reporter
Arsyid Muhamad
Komodo Times reporter
RSUD Komodo Moves Patients to Emergency Tents After M7.7 Flores Quake
RSUD Komodo in Labuan Bajo temporarily treated patients in emergency tents after the magnitude 7.7 Flores earthquake on 15 August 2026, moving care ou…
USK sends seven health volunteers to RSUD Komodo after NTT quake
Universitas Syiah Kuala has deployed a seven-member medical and public-health team to RSUD Komodo in Labuan Bajo, supporting trauma care and surveilla…
Small Boat Volunteers Deliver Two Tonnes of Aid Off Labuan Bajo
A five-person volunteer team used a small fishing boat to move around two tonnes of earthquake relief supplies to Selayar Kecil and Selayar Besar off…
Architects urge safer Flores rebuild as 5,649 homes recorded damaged
Indonesia’s architects used their 2026 national working meeting in Labuan Bajo to promote safer, community‑based reconstruction in Flores after the Au…
Manggarai Barat Verifies 10,757 Earthquake-Damaged Homes for Repairs
Manggarai Barat has verified 10,757 earthquake-damaged homes and is preparing repairs after teams surveyed all 164 villages and five urban wards, whil…
National Police send 5.5 tons of aid to Labuan Bajo after Flores quake
The Indonesian National Police sent 5.5 tons of relief supplies to Labuan Bajo for Flores earthquake evacuees, with distribution to shelters to be han…
Apkasi urges restored regional transfers after Flores M7.7 quake
Indonesia’s Association of Indonesian Regencies (Apkasi) has urged the central government to restore transfer funding for districts hit by the August…
Family presses police over alleged KSOP assault at Labuan Bajo marina
Relatives of marina parking attendant Engelbertus Abun have pressed Manggarai Barat Police to detain a KSOP Class III Labuan Bajo employee accused of…
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…
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…
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…