NTT quake: 71 deaths, thousands of aftershocks in Flores and Manggarai Barat
Indonesia’s disaster agency and local authorities reported 71 deaths, nearly 900 injuries, tens of thousands displaced and thousands of aftershocks af…
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USK sends seven health volunteers to RSUD Komodo after NTT quake
Universitas Syiah Kuala has deployed a seven-member medical and public-health team to RSUD Komodo in Labuan Bajo, supporting trauma care and surveilla…
Manggarai Barat Verifies 10,757 Earthquake-Damaged Homes for Repairs
Manggarai Barat has verified 10,757 earthquake-damaged homes and is preparing repairs after teams surveyed all 164 villages and five urban wards, whil…
Apkasi urges restored regional transfers after Flores M7.7 quake
Indonesia’s Association of Indonesian Regencies (Apkasi) has urged the central government to restore transfer funding for districts hit by the August…
Solar-powered cold storage and ice-maker installed on Pulau Longos
A hybrid solar-powered cold-storage and ice-maker facility has been installed on Pulau Longos, Manggarai Barat, through a collaboration involving Insa…
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…
Manggarai Barat Moves to Limit Plastic Bottles With Refill Policy
Manggarai Barat has introduced a regent regulation limiting single-use plastic packaging and is pushing hotels, tourist vessels, restaurants and gover…
Regional diagnostic cites Manggarai Barat tourism volumes of 103,212 and 425,182
A 2025 regional diagnostic for Manggarai Barat cites tourism-related figures of 103,212 and 425,182, but the brief report does not explain their calcu…
Dengue Risk in Manggarai Barat: What Residents and Visitors Should Know
Dengue fever remains a significant health concern in Manggarai Barat, which recorded a major rise in cases in 2024.
Study maps domestic and European visitor segments in Labuan Bajo tourism
A 2024 inclusive tourism index report from Manggarai Barat’s planning agency identifies young domestic travellers and European hotel guests as key vis…
BNPB Forum in Labuan Bajo Highlights Tsunami Risk for Tourism Hub
BNPB used a September 2024 socialisation and discussion forum in Labuan Bajo to stress tsunami risk in Manggarai Barat’s coastal tourism areas, linkin…
Compang Liang Ndara Community Hands Over Seven Hectares for Tourism
A customary community in Compang Liang Ndara, Manggarai Barat, has handed over around seven hectares of land near Liang Ndara Cave to the district gov…
Manggarai Barat Sustainability Assessment Cites 259,574 Visitor Trips in 2023
Manggarai Barat’s sustainability assessment cites 259,574 visitor trips in 2023, using provincial statistics data and a 2023 self-assessment of the La…
Study says Manggarai Barat drew 423,870 visitors in 2023
A 2024 study and local tourism reporting point to a strong 2023 rebound in Manggarai Barat, but they also show how visitor growth has intensified pres…