How many visitors Komodo National Park receives, and how the numbers are changing
Komodo National Park’s visitor totals have climbed from 64,660 in 2021 to 432,217 in 2025, according to official Indonesian statistics.
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Mukmin John
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Are Komodo dragons poisonous? What their bite really does
Komodo dragons are not poisonous in the usual sense, but they are venomous lizards. Their bite can cause severe injury, blood loss and, in rare cases,…
Komodo dragon lifespan: how long they live in the wild and in captivity
Komodo dragons usually live about 30 years in the wild. The most credible sources opened for this explainer also place confirmed captive longevity in…
Offshore M4.7 quake shakes Manggarai–Komodo hinterland north of Ruteng
Indonesia’s BMKG and regional media report a magnitude 4.7 offshore earthquake at about 20:20 WITA on 18 September 2026, centred some 46 km north of R…
Where do Komodo dragons live? Their wild range in Indonesia
Komodo dragons are wild only in a small part of eastern Indonesia, centered on Komodo National Park and nearby Flores. They favor dry savanna, open fo…
Labuan Bajo in September: around 30–33°C with high humidity
September in Labuan Bajo is typically hot and humid, with daytime temperatures around 30–33°C, humidity near 70% and light to moderate monthly rainfal…
Festival Jelajah Maumere 2026 Blends Sikka Culture With Marine-Themed Tourism
Indonesia’s national tourism portal lists Festival Jelajah Maumere 2026 as a three-day coastal event in Sikka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, combining S…
Flores Timur Awaits Details of National Rice Aid Extension
Indonesia’s National Food Agency has confirmed that subsidised rice assistance will run through December 2026, but publicly available data do not yet…
West Manggarai publishes quake-damage list, allows public challenges
West Manggarai’s government has published by-name data on households whose homes were damaged in the recent NTT earthquake and opened a three-day wind…
BMKG forecasts low September–October rainfall and drought risk in NTT
Indonesia’s meteorological agency BMKG is forecasting predominantly low rainfall across East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) through late September and early Octo…
East Flores seeks JKN funding for 38,647 residents
East Flores regency has asked Indonesia’s Ministry of Social Affairs to help finance National Health Insurance (JKN) coverage for 38,647 residents, ai…
Drone use in Komodo National Park requires SIMAKSI beyond SIPP-TA
Indonesia’s SIPP-TA drone registration system does not grant automatic permission to fly inside Komodo National Park.
Fish prices double at Wairkoja Market after Sikka earthquake
Fish at Wairkoja Market in Maumere, Sikka regency, was reported at around Rp600,000 per box on Friday, 4 September 2026, roughly double pre-quake leve…
East Nusa Tenggara posts US$29.78 million trade surplus in first half of 2026
East Nusa Tenggara recorded a trade surplus of about US$29.78 million in January–June 2026, according to Statistics Indonesia’s provincial office, wit…
Indosat offers relief connectivity after Flores earthquake
Indosat says it is delivering a 3 GB data, calls and SMS package plus basic supplies to communities in Flores affected by the 15 August 2026 earthquak…