Vasanta Group advances 12-hectare Mawatu coastal township in Labuan Bajo
Vasanta Group is developing Mawatu, a 12-hectare integrated coastal township at Pantai Batu Cermin in Labuan Bajo.
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Indonesia Prepares Pulau Kukusan as New Destination Outside Komodo Park
Indonesia’s tourism ministry and the West Manggarai government are preparing Pulau Kukusan as an additional destination outside Komodo National Park,…
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…
Wae Kelambu logistics terminal and Labuan Bajo’s port future
The Wae Kelambu Multipurpose Terminal at Labuan Bajo was built to separate logistics traffic from the town’s tourism harbour, with a three-hectare con…
2021 literature review finds mixed impacts of development in Komodo area
A 2021 academic literature review by Universitas Ivet researchers summarizes positive and negative environmental, economic and socio-cultural impacts…
UNESCO scrutiny and Komodo National Park’s changing zoning
UNESCO’s 2021 review of Komodo National Park raised concerns over reported 2020 zoning changes, including a sharp reduction in the wilderness zone and…
Rinca’s 5-Hectare Tourism Project on a 20,000-Hectare Island
A tourism project on Rinca Island is reported to occupy 5 hectares on an island of about 20,000 hectares.
Labuan Bajo Investment Nears Rp570 Billion in Q1 2024
Indonesia’s tourism minister says investment realization in Labuan Bajo nearly reached Rp570 billion in the first quarter of 2024, with tourism and in…
BPOLBF secures Parapuar land-rights certificate for planned tourism zone
Indonesia’s Labuan Bajo Flores Tourism Authority now holds an HPL certificate over about 129.6 hectares in Parapuar Zone 1, inside a planned 400-hecta…
UNESCO and Indonesia at odds over Rinca Island “Jurassic Park” project
Indonesia has pressed ahead with a high-profile tourism infrastructure project on Rinca Island in Komodo National Park, even as UNESCO’s World Heritag…
