Family presses police over alleged KSOP assault at Labuan Bajo marina
Relatives of marina parking attendant Engelbertus Abun have pressed Manggarai Barat Police to detain a KSOP Class III Labuan Bajo employee accused of…
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Police move Marina Labuan Bajo assault case to formal investigation
Manggarai Barat police have raised an alleged assault at Marina Labuan Bajo involving a KSOP staff member and a parking attendant to formal investigat…
Six Italian tourists report Labuan Bajo travel agent over failed Komodo boat trip
Six Italian visitors have reported travel agent Kristoforus “Itok” Aman to West Manggarai Police after paying about Rp125 million for a Komodo-area bo…
Golo Koe Festival 2026 Blends Pilgrimage, Culture and Tourism in Labuan Bajo
The six-day festival in Labuan Bajo blended Catholic pilgrimage, Manggarai culture, MSME exhibitions and ecological activities, with organisers promot…
Labuan Bajo travel agent probed after Italians report Rp79.8m trip loss
Police in Manggarai Barat are investigating reports that three Italian tourists lost Rp79.8 million after paying a Labuan Bajo travel agent for a live…
Indonesia sets 2.23m Australian tourist target for 2026
Indonesia has set a target of 2.23 million Australian tourist visits in 2026 and promoted a “Go Beyond Ordinary” campaign in Sydney and Melbourne, whi…
Court orders Labuan Bajo land title cancelled in 19,380 m² dispute
An appellate administrative court in Mataram has upheld a Kupang ruling annulling an ownership certificate over 19,380 m² of strategic land in Labuan…
Motorcycle grants boost Manggarai assisted villages’ anti-trafficking work
Immigration authorities in East Nusa Tenggara have granted operational motorcycles to five assisted villages in Manggarai, expanding a community-based…
Bintang Komodo Group starts Swiss-Belresort development in Labuan Bajo
Bintang Komodo Group has started developing a Swiss-Belresort-branded hotel in Labuan Bajo with Swiss-Belhotel International as operator, adding an up…
Commission IX urges faster RSUD Komodo Cath Lab activation in Labuan Bajo
East Nusa Tenggara officials and Indonesia’s House Commission IX have urged uninterrupted emergency heart services and faster BPJS Health credentialin…
Wings Air Highlights Labuan Bajo Links to Makassar, Tambolaka and 15+ Cities
Lion Air Group and Indonesian authorities confirm new Wings Air services linking Labuan Bajo directly with Makassar and Tambolaka, while corporate hea…
Sail to Indonesia 2026 dates set; Kupang rally call still unconfirmed
Indonesia’s tourism portal lists the Yacht Rally Sail to Indonesia 2026 from 15 July to 4 November, but available rally materials do not confirm Kupan…
Police seize 9,271 packs in Flores illegal cigarette probe
East Nusa Tenggara police say they have seized 9,271 packs of cigarettes, equivalent to 185,420 sticks, in an operation across Ende, Nagekeo, Ngada an…
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…
Supreme Court Grants Cassation in Labuan Bajo Land Dispute
Indonesia’s Supreme Court granted cassation in a Labuan Bajo land dispute, overturning a lower-court ruling that had cancelled a 2024 preliminary sale…