Kampung Komodo study finds tourism participation, but uneven influence
Research on Kampung Komodo shows residents working in tourism and conservation, but a 2010 thesis and a 2015 study say participation is uneven and dec…
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Two TNI Soldiers Probed over Alleged Assault in Rangko Land Dispute
Two Indonesian Army soldiers are under internal investigation after a viral video showed a civilian from Kampung Rangko allegedly being beaten in a lo…
Flores Aftershocks Top 9,700 as Labuan Bajo Tourism Normalizes
Indonesia’s meteorology and disaster agencies have logged more than 9,700 aftershocks in the weeks since the 7.7‑magnitude Flores earthquake, while lo…
Two Austrian tourists die in Cunca Wulang bridge collapse
Two Austrian visitors died when a suspension bridge collapsed at Cunca Wulang waterfall in West Manggarai on 24 May, leading to a closure and a police…
Customary control shapes access to sacred sites in Ndoso hills
Local reporting describes Pongkor Ngguling and Liang Nggam in Tentang Village, Ndoso, as sacred forest-rock landscapes where entry is controlled by cu…
IWP Reports 89 Waste Trips in Labuan Bajo Area in 2022
IWP said it carried out 89 waste-collection trips in 2022 across islands near Labuan Bajo, collecting 51,881 kilograms of material and sending recycla…