UGM Komodo Parasite Study Documents Tapeworm in Wild Dragons
Universitas Gadjah Mada and partner reports detail specific parasites infecting wild Komodo dragons in Komodo National Park, identifying an endemic ta…
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Festival Lamaholot 2026 Confirmed as Four-Day Lembata Cultural Showcase
Indonesia’s national tourism listing and regional reports confirm that Festival Lamaholot 2026 ran in Lembata Regency from 1–4 July, with free admissi…
Foreign visits to East Nusa Tenggara rose 40.7% in June 2026
Statistics Indonesia data show foreign-tourist visits to East Nusa Tenggara reached 29,152 in June 2026, a 40.73 percent year-on-year increase from Ju…
June 2026 brings 29,152 international arrivals to East Nusa Tenggara
Statistics Indonesia (BPS) data cited in national and local reports show 29,152 international arrivals to East Nusa Tenggara in June 2026, up 40.73% y…
Indonesia sets 232.9 million-larvae lobster quota for 2026
Indonesia’s fisheries ministry has set a national annual ceiling of 232,896,511 lobster larvae (puerulus) for 2026, dividing the quota across 11 fishe…
East Nusa Tenggara reports 1.07 million tourist visits in 2025
East Nusa Tenggara logged 1,073,773 tourist visits in 2025, up 29.85% from 2024, with domestic travelers accounting for more than four-fifths of the t…
NTT logs 1.84 million tourist visits in 2025, Komodo share still unknown
East Nusa Tenggara recorded about 1.84 million tourist visits in 2025, according to provincial and media data, yet none of the available reports disag…
Databoks puts Manggarai Barat’s 2025 PDRB at Rp5 trillion, up 5.82%
Manggarai Barat’s gross regional domestic product was reported at about Rp5 trillion in 2025, with annual growth of 5.82%, according to a Databoks mac…
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…
Labuan Bajo Immigration Logs 27 International Cruise Calls in 2025
Immigration authorities in Labuan Bajo say they handled 27 international cruise ships carrying 23,424 tourists at the West Manggarai seaport between J…
Hydroponic Greenhouse in Labuan Bajo Targets Tourism Lettuce Market
A village-owned hydroponic greenhouse in Labuan Bajo supplies fresh vegetables to residents and tourism businesses, and officials expect significant r…
Indonesia expands free halal certification scheme for MSMEs in 2025
Indonesia’s halal authority expanded the SEHATI free halal certification scheme for micro and small enterprises in 2025, lowering administrative and c…
KKP’s Peta DPI: How NTT Fishers Should Read Indonesia’s Fishing Maps
Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries now presents Peta Prakiraan Daerah Penangkapan Ikan (Peta DPI) as a national, app-based forecast…
Sabu Raijua beyond Kelabba Madja: hills, beaches and village culture
Sabu Raijua in East Nusa Tenggara offers more than Kelabba Madja, combining traditional villages, caves, beaches, limestone hills and salt ponds.
Seven NTT tourism villages make Indonesia’s 2024 ADWI Top 500
Seven tourism villages in East Nusa Tenggara were shortlisted in the Top 500 of Indonesia’s 2024 Anugerah Desa Wisata Indonesia (ADWI), and three of t…