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…
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Arsyid Muhamad
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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…
Compang Liang Ndara Community Hands Over Seven Hectares for Tourism
A customary community in Compang Liang Ndara, Manggarai Barat, has handed over around seven hectares of land near Liang Ndara Cave to the district gov…
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…
Studies Flag Passenger-Flow Pressure at Komodo Labuan Bajo Airport
Two studies on Komodo Labuan Bajo Airport point to crowding and terminal-capacity pressure, but the service-quality paper does not date its fieldwork.…
Wae Kelambu logistics terminal and Labuan Bajo’s port future
The Wae Kelambu Multipurpose Terminal at Labuan Bajo was built to separate logistics traffic from the town’s tourism harbour, with a three-hectare con…
Kempo Village Emerges as Religious and Nature Tourism Hub Near Labuan Bajo
Kempo village in Mbeliling district, West Manggarai, has been designated a tourism village and is home to the historic Rekas church and nearby Golo Cu…
Studies highlight Labuan Bajo’s chronic water scarcity and tanker dependence
Two research projects from 2015 and 2021 describe chronic water scarcity, reliance on tanker deliveries and governance weaknesses in Labuan Bajo’s pub…
Wizz Baker Headlines POTHP Vol. 5 as Labuan Bajo Tourism Rebounds
Picnic Over the Hill of Parapuar Volume 5 went ahead on 19 September at Natas Parapuar in Labuan Bajo, with musician Wizz Baker headlining a programme…
Manggarai Barat Police move Lengkong Warang land dispute cases to investigation
Police in West Manggarai have raised two reports linked to a violent customary-land dispute in Lengkong Warang to formal investigation, examining doze…
Manggarai Barat’s DLHP Records Rp2.59 Billion in 2026 Waste Revenue
Manggarai Barat’s environment agency has reported provisional waste-service revenue of about Rp2.59 billion for the 2026 financial year, below targets…