Manggarai Timur reports unfinished and earthquake-damaged cooperative outlets
Manggarai Timur reported 17 completed cooperative outlets on 23 October 2026, including eight heavily damaged by the Flores earthquake. Dozens more re…
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Kevin Mikael Januar
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Preliminary data puts Lewotobi shelter deaths at 63 in East Flores
Preliminary data from three East Flores villages recorded 63 deaths among Lewotobi Laki-laki survivors in temporary shelters during 2024–2026. Further…
Flores residents react to alleged BNPB disaster-fund corruption
Flores residents reacted after the KPK’s 13 October 2026 operation involving 14 people over alleged corruption in BNPB disaster-fund procurement. Five…
What do 2025 fisheries figures reveal about Flores and NTT?
Official 2025 data show why fisheries production and fishermen’s welfare tell different stories across Flores and Nusa Tenggara Timur, including the p…
RCA Carbon withdraws from Nangahale project as Diocese seeks investors
RCA Carbon withdrew from a proposed Nangahale carbon project after a land conflict made conditions unsuitable. The Diocese of Maumere says talks with…
Poco Leok woman tells court women were excluded from geothermal consultation
Ermelinda Jebarus told Indonesia’s Constitutional Court that Poco Leok women were excluded from consultation before geothermal drilling locations were…
Manggarai forms disability forum for children and teenagers
Manggarai formed a forum for children and teenagers with disabilities at SLB Karya Murni Ruteng on 21 October 2026. Organisers say it will promote equ…
Telkomsel targets November repairs in Flores Timur and Lembata
Telkomsel reported service disruptions in Lembata and Flores Timur linked to a broken undersea fibre-optic network. Restoration work was continuing.
BMKG lists Flores Timur forecast by subdistrict
BMKG’s Flores Timur page gives subdistrict-level weather categories, temperatures and humidity through 26 October 2026, including separate entries for…
Flores districts compete to host women’s football at PON 2028
Ende, Sikka and Ngada are competing to host women’s football at PON XXII in 2028. Ende is projected to host both women’s football and rafting.
What crops dominate Flores Timur’s agriculture?
Official statistics show Flores Timur’s food production is led by cassava and maize, while newer tables track coconut and other perennial crops throug…
Wae Sano Residents Hold Barong Wae Water Ritual
Residents of Wae Sano held Barong Wae at Wae Kuta spring on 6 October 2026, honouring water, ancestors and the spring’s guardian through Manggarai cus…
BMKG forecasts partly cloudy weather across Flores on Monday
BMKG forecasts mostly partly cloudy weather across East Nusa Tenggara on 19 October 2026, with temperatures up to 34 degrees Celsius and fog or haze i…
KONI inspects Flores venues competing for PON 2028 women’s football
KONI inspected proposed women’s football venues in Ende, Sikka and Ngada on 16 October 2026. Marilonga Stadium’s dry playing surface was flagged amid…
Lewotobi survivors seek ethics review of Flores Timur chair
Lewotobi survivors asked the Flores Timur DPRD ethics body to examine Commission I chair Andy Liwun after a 12 October hearing. The body said it would…
