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…
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Asyinta Sastra
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Labuan Bajo tourist boats resume after quake, park areas reopen
Tourist boats resumed service to Komodo National Park after the Aug. 15 earthquake, while West Manggarai authorities said Komodo and Padar reopened af…
Indonesia speeds repairs at five quake-hit airports in NTT
Indonesia’s civil aviation authority is inspecting and repairing five earthquake-damaged airports in East Nusa Tenggara, prioritising terminal and run…
Immigration launches staff housing project at Labuan Bajo office
Immigration authorities have launched construction of state housing flats for Labuan Bajo immigration personnel, aiming to improve staff welfare and p…
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…
Komodo Park patrols recover Rp68.4 million in ticket revenue
Komodo National Park authorities said a five-day operation in late October 2025 recovered an estimated Rp68.4 million in potential revenue, as officia…
Customary control shapes access to sacred sites in Ndoso hills
Local reporting describes Pongkor Ngguling and Liang Nggam in Tentang Village, Ndoso, as sacred forest-rock landscapes where entry is controlled by cu…
Komodo National Park Revenue Tops Rp53 Billion, But District Gets Rp2.6 Billion
Manggarai Barat says Komodo National Park generated more than Rp53 billion in 2024, but the district recorded only Rp2.6 billion in tourism revenue fr…
Pink Beach Toilet Complaints Persist in Komodo National Park
October 2024 reporting from CNN Indonesia and Detik said tourists and guides were still complaining that Pink Beach in Komodo National Park lacked toi…
Baar Tribe’s Hunting Rules Stir Debate Over Komodo Habitat in Flores
In northern Flores, the Baar Indigenous community uses strict customary rules to limit hunting and burn savanna ahead of ritual hunts in the Torong Pa…
Astindo’s 10,000 Labuan Bajo trip cancellations over Komodo fee remain unverified
Astindo’s Labuan Bajo branch and local media have long cited an estimate of more than 10,000 trip cancellations linked to a proposed Rp 3.75 million K…
UNESCO and Indonesia at odds over Rinca Island “Jurassic Park” project
Indonesia has pressed ahead with a high-profile tourism infrastructure project on Rinca Island in Komodo National Park, even as UNESCO’s World Heritag…
