Virtually off-the-grid for global travelers just two decades ago, Indonesia’s eastern islands have become a hot ticket for luxury travelers craving new and unusual adventures at sea — all complemented ...

In 2024, Scenic Eclipse will be cruising to a little-known chain of islands better known as Raja Ampat in Indonesia. It is one of the most ecologically rich and unspoilt paradises in the world and is ...

TO GET MY advanced scuba certification, I flew about 20 hours from New York to Jakarta, then took another three island-hopping flights and a two-hour boat ride to a clutch of thatch-roofed cottages ...

RAJA AMPAT, Indonesia — Throughout time, explorers have combed the farthest reaches of the world for that one shot of discovering new life. Dr. Mark Erdmann has taken that shot 89 times. Since coming ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The number of tourists visiting Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, has been rising over the past five years. In 2024, the number of visitors amounted to 33,277 people, as reported by the ...

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Bishop of Timika from the Order of Saint Augustine (OSA), Bernardus Bofitwos Baru, criticized the environmental damage caused by nickel mining in Raja Ampat, South West Papua, ...

JAKARTA — Even as UNESCO hails Raja Ampat as a global conservation model, nickel mining threatens to carve up its forests and coral reefs. On Sept. 27, UNESCO designated 26 new biosphere reserves ...