Chinese tourist dies snorkelling at Komodo’s Long Pink Beach
Chinese tourist Zou Huarong died after getting into difficulty while snorkelling at Long Pink Beach in Komodo National Park on Tuesday, 25 August 2026…
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Indonesia tightens rules for tax consultants and taxpayer attorneys
Indonesia’s Finance Minister Regulation No. 55 of 2026 establishes a new national framework for tax consultants and other individuals acting as taxpay…
Manggarai Barat Puts Earthquake Recovery at Top of 2026 Budget
Manggarai Barat has made earthquake recovery its top 2026 budget priority, after shifting Rp1.5 billion in contingency funds and awaiting Rp20 billion…
NTT Water Police Deliver 2.5 Tonnes of Rice to Papagarang Island
The East Nusa Tenggara Regional Police water and air unit used patrol vessel KPC XXII-2007 to deliver 2.5 tonnes of rice and other emergency supplies…
Tito inspects Maumere port after quake, while services remain operating
Indonesia’s interior minister inspected Maumere’s Laurentius Say Port after the Flores quake, with officials saying passenger services continued despi…
Helicopter evacuates seven NTT quake victims to Komodo Hospital
Indonesia’s search and rescue agency Basarnas used a Dauphin helicopter to evacuate seven seriously injured earthquake victims from Manggarai Timur to…
BNPB aerial survey finds minor tsunami impacts after Flores M7.7 quake
Indonesia’s disaster agency says tsunami inundation after the 15 August 2026 magnitude 7.7 earthquake off Mbay, Nagekeo, was limited to two pond areas…
Basarnas Keeps Labuan Bajo SAR on Standby After 7.7 Flores Quake
Indonesia’s search-and-rescue agency said its Labuan Bajo personnel and equipment stayed on standby after the 15 August 2026 Flores earthquake, with B…
Helicopters and Ports Anchor Relief After Flores 7.7 Earthquake
Indonesia’s disaster agency BNPB mapped helicopter delivery points and assessed tsunami impacts from the air after the 7.7 magnitude Flores earthquake…
Ngada fishers cautiously return to sea after Flores M7.7 quake
Coastal communities in Ngada regency, East Nusa Tenggara, have begun cautiously returning to sea in the weeks after the 7.7-magnitude Flores earthquak…
Flores M7.7 quake leaves Ndete fishing mooring heavily damaged
A small motorboat mooring used by fishermen in Ndete, Sikka, was heavily damaged by the M7.7 Flores earthquake on 15 August 2026.
NTT governor links Flores earthquake rebuilding to economic recovery
East Nusa Tenggara Governor Melki Laka Lena has urged that economic recovery for farmers and fishers keep pace with post-earthquake reconstruction, as…
Pelindo speeds Maumere recovery as NTT ports resume after August quake
Pelindo says most of its ports in East Nusa Tenggara resumed normal operations soon after the 15 August 2026 earthquake, while Maumere’s Laurens Say p…
Siloam plans Rp6.9 trillion buyout of 14 First REIT hospital firms
PT Siloam International Hospitals plans a two-stage acquisition of 14 hospital-property companies now held by Singapore-listed First REIT, in a transa…
NTT, YKAN expand Savu Sea cooperation, but public targets still vague
East Nusa Tenggara’s Marine and Fisheries Office and YKAN are working together on technology-driven monitoring and science-based fisheries management…