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View all search resultsLabuan Bajo and Komodo National Park, two popular tourist destinations in East Nusa Tenggara, have welcomed foreign and domestic visitors under strict health protocols since the second phase of their reopening on Aug. 15.
“I don’t know how [the Rinca Island tourism development project] came to be perceived as Jurassic Park,” Environment and Forestry Ministry director general for natural resources Wiratno said during an online discussion.
Despite ambitious plans to turn Labuan Bajo into one of 10 premium tourist destination that the government is billing as the "New Balis", environmental activists and local tour guides have expressed concerns that it could threaten the Komodos’ natural habitat, and even put local visitors at an economic disadvantage.
The Office of the Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister has vowed to continue port and coastal infrastructure development projects, including the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD) and the Patimban seaport.
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