Manggarai Barat transfers fall 17,21 percent in 2026
Manggarai Barat’s central-government transfers are set to fall 17,21 percent in 2026 to Rp839.869.273.000. Officials say the reduction is slowing deve…
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Search for Missing Passenger Ends in Komodo Waters
The joint SAR operation for Veronica Beatrix Jessica was closed on 22 October 2026 after 10 days without finding her or the sunken KM Feronia. Twenty-…
What official data measures Manggarai Barat around Komodo?
Official BPS tables separate Manggarai Barat’s administrative and village-finance data from Komodo National Park indicators. That distinction prevents…
Manggarai Barat prepares waste-sale funding for workers’ BPJS cover
Manggarai Barat is preparing to use waste-sale proceeds for informal waste workers’ BPJS Ketenagakerjaan contributions. UNDP previously covered contri…
Tengku Siwa Waterfall offers northern Manggarai stop for travellers
Air Terjun Tengku Siwa in Sambor, Manggarai, is described as a northern Flores stop about two hours from Ruteng, with limited visitor facilities.
What tourism revenue means for conservation in Labuan Bajo
An analysis says Labuan Bajo tourism should return part of its economic benefits to protect forests, water, sea and culture. It cites rising hotel and…
Manggarai Barat records Rp237,3 billion in local revenue
Manggarai Barat recorded Rp237,3 billion in locally generated revenue, or 73,17 percent of its target. The deputy regent said land and building tax co…
What 59 Posyandu posts mean for Labuan Bajo health services
The Komodo District administration urged village administrations in Labuan Bajo to revitalise 59 Posyandu locations supported by 295 cadres and improv…
Police arrest Labuan Bajo travel operator over alleged tourist fraud
Police arrested travel-agent owner Kristoforus Aman in East Manggarai after foreign tourists reported alleged losses over undelivered Labuan Bajo and…
Police arrest travel operator after Labuan Bajo tourist complaints
Police arrested Kristoforus Aman after six Italian tourists reported paying for a six-day Komodo sea-tour package. Three Chinese tourists later filed…
Politeknik el Bajo Commodus Opens Master’s Programme in Labuan Bajo
Politeknik el Bajo Commodus has opened an applied master’s programme in Marketing Innovation and Technology in Labuan Bajo. Tuition is IDR 10 million…
Manggarai Barat PAD as tax potential remains
Deputy Regent Yulianus Weng said Manggarai Barat’s property-tax receipts remained below IDR 3 billion, with unpaid obligations still representing reve…
Sikka Legislator Seeks Productive CSR Funding for Maumere
Sikka legislator Yunus Noce Fernandez proposed directing bank CSR funds to productive programmes, including waste banks and clean-water facilities, ra…
BMKG lists seven Labuan Bajo sites for marine weather checks
BMKG’s maritime tourism page lists seven Labuan Bajo destinations, including Rinca, Padar, Manta Point and Kanawa Island, for location-specific weathe…
KRI Pulau Fani-731 joins KM Feronia search near Labuan Bajo
KRI Pulau Fani-731 joined the seventh-day search for a KM Feronia victim in Komodo National Park on 19 October 2026, with seven specialist divers assi…
