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Loh Buaya tourist resort temporarily closed as construction underway

The Komodo National Park has temporarily shut down the Loh Buaya tourist resort on Rinca Island, Labuan Bajo, West ...

Minister ensures Komodo National Park follows conservation principles

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry (KLHK) Ministry has made assurance that the development of facilities and ...

Ministry highlights rising Komodo dragon population in past few years

The population of Komodo dragons has increased in the past few years, reaching 3,022 in 2019, according to the Forestry ...

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'Hidden paradise' sets sights on well-heeled travelers

If all goes according to plan, Indonesia’s ‘hidden paradise’ Labuan Bajo will soon be transformed ...

Jokowi inspects tourism infrastructure projects in Labuan Bajo

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reviewed the progress in construction of tourism infrastructure projects in Ujung ...

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Komodo National Park, Labuan Bajo reopen to domestic tourists, expats

After remaining closed for nearly six months owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the Komodo National Park (TNK) and ...

NTT places annual cap of 50,000 on Komodo Island visitors

To preserve Komodo Island as a conservation area, the number of tourists visiting the Komodo dragon (Varanus ...

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Komodo National Park, Labuan Bajo deserted amid COVID-19 outbreak

Marcia Stephanie, owner of iDive Komodo diving operator, sent her employees home, as her business lost customers ...

NTT upbeat 50,000 foreigners will visit Komodo Island in 2020

 The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) government is upbeat about some 50 thousand foreign tourists visiting Komodo ...

President looks forward to lengthier tourist stays in Labuan Bajo

President Joko Widodo expects that the length of stay of tourists visiting Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), would ...

Arashi highlights weather, zoo in impressions of Indonesia with fans

Japanese boy band Arashi shared its impressions of Indonesia with fans during its first stop in Jakarta on Sunday, ...

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Increasing awareness of environmental preservation among millennials

With Indonesia observing National Flora and Fauna Day on November 5, 2019, the millennial generation has become the ...

Dragon islanders oppose closing of Komodo Island

Several residents of Komodo Island in West Manggarai District, East Nusa Tenggara Province, expressed their vehement ...

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Komodo Island to be developed into very exclusive tourist attraction

The controversy over Komodo Island has died down after the central government gave the go-ahead for temporarily closing ...

NTT confirms temporary closure of Komodo Island from early 2020

The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Tourism Office has confirmed that Komodo Island, within the area of the Komodo National ...