West Manggarai police detain 17-year-old in Sernaru burglary probe
West Manggarai police say a 17-year-old student was detained in Sernaru over a burglary linked to homes left empty during earthquake disruption, with…
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BNPB delivers aid after magnitude 7.7 quake in Kuwus, West Manggarai
BNPB delivered aid and assessed damage in Kuwus, West Manggarai, after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake. Officials recorded 148 damaged homes, 1,108 evacuee…
BNPB reaches remote Kuwus hamlets after Flores quake assessment
BNPB teams have carried out a first direct assessment in Coal and Dahang hamlets in Kuwus, West Manggarai, documenting 148 damaged houses and one deat…
NTT governor links Flores earthquake rebuilding to economic recovery
East Nusa Tenggara Governor Melki Laka Lena has urged that economic recovery for farmers and fishers keep pace with post-earthquake reconstruction, as…
Flores quake leaves West Manggarai communities facing long recovery
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake and tsunami warning struck Indonesia’s Flores region on 15 August 2026, causing deaths, displacement and building damage ac…
Manggarai Raya, Ngada log Rp2.51 trillion in APBN spending to July 2026
State budget realization in Manggarai, West Manggarai, East Manggarai and Ngada reached Rp2.51 trillion as of 31 July 2026, or 58.80% of the ceiling,…
Pulau Messah: Island community near Komodo’s tourism seas
Pulau Messah, a crowded island community off Labuan Bajo in West Manggarai, offers visitors a close view of coastal life and marine conservation effor…
Study Proposes Community-Based Tourism Model for Wae Lolos
A 2026 academic paper proposes community-based tourism governance for Wae Lolos in West Manggarai, but says implementation is still weak and no villag…
West Manggarai aligns Fasmadewi and PEKA IKLIM in Warloka Pesisir
West Manggarai’s tourism office and climate-resilience partners are aligning the Fasmadewi village tourism program with PEKA IKLIM activities in Warlo…
Labuan Bajo Visitor Arrivals Grew 16.6% a Year Between 2018 and 2024
Visitor arrivals to West Manggarai Regency, which includes Labuan Bajo, grew at a 16.6% compound annual rate between 2018 and 2024, HVS reports.
Sano Nggoang’s 512-hectare sulphur lake in Flores: visitor explainer
Sano Nggoang in West Manggarai, Flores is a volcanic sulphur lake of about 512 hectares at roughly 757 metres above sea level, surrounded by forest, v…
Study Tests Google Search Data to Nowcast Komodo Airport Arrivals
A 2024 paper in the BPS‑affiliated JSTAR journal tests whether Google Trends data and machine‑learning nowcasting can provide early estimates of passe…
BPS Data and Studies Highlight Tourism-Driven Growth and Strains in Labuan Bajo
Economic data from Indonesia’s statistics agency and academic studies confirm that tourism-related sectors in West Manggarai, including Labuan Bajo, a…
2023 Study Proposes Five-Part Ecotourism Strategy for Komodo Village
A 2023 journal study proposes a community-led ecotourism roadmap for Komodo Village, including stronger local institutions, visitor signs, MSME suppor…
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…