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Komodo National Park
Komodo National Park is located between the
islands of Sumbawa and Flores, comprises of
three major islands: Komodo, Rinca and
Padar, as well as numerous smaller islands,
with total area more than 1,800 km2. Komodo
National Park, home to the Komodo Dragon,
also known as the Komodo Monitor, is
identified by WWF and Conservation
International as a global conservation
priority area. The park also provides refuge
for many other notable terrestrial species.
Moreover, the Park includes one of the
richest marine environments.
Established in 1980, Komodo National Park
was declared a World Heritage Site and a Man
and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1986,
both indications of the Park's biological
importance. The park was initially
established to conserve the unique Komodo
Dragon and its habitat, first discovered
world in 1910. Since then conservation goals
have expanded to protecting its entire
biodiversity, both marine and terrestrial.
Komodo National Park houses many Asiatic
originated mammals. Several of the reptiles
and birds are Australian in origin; these
include the orange-footed scrubfowl, the
lesser sulpher-crested cockatoo and the nosy
friarbird. And of course the signature
animal of Komodo National Park is the Komodo
Dragon (Varanus komodoensis). It is the
world's largest living lizard and can reach
3 metres or more in length and weigh over
70kg. Other animals that can be found in
this national park are the Timor deer, the
main prey of the Komodo dragon, wild horses,
water buffalo, wild boar, long-tailed
macaques, palm civets, the endemic Rinca
rat, and fruit bats. Several species of
snakes are inhabiting the island, including
the cobra and Russel’s pit viper, both of
which are extremely dangerous.
Under the water, Komodo National Park has
one of the world's richest marine
environments. It consists of over 260
species of reef building coral, 70 different
species of sponges, crustaceans,
cartilaginous such as manta ray and sharks
and over a 1,000 different species of bony
fishes, as well as marine reptiles such as
sea turtles, and marine mammals such as
dolphins, whales, and dugongs.
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Australian investor plans to build 50 villas
in central Lombok
(ANTARA News) - An Australian company plans
to build 50 villas of international standard
in South Lombok marine tourism resort in
West Nusa Tenggara province, a local
official said.
"The Australian company will build villas in
Seger Kuta beach and Benang Kelambu natural
tourist resort in North Batukliang
subdistrict," Central Lombok District Head
H.M.Suhaili FT said on Sunday.
The construction of the villas will employ
Singaporean architects who are accustomed to
designing building structures in the United
States and China, he said.
He expressed hope that the Australian
investor will soon realize the project which
will cost billions of rupiahs.
He said he will assist the investor in
taking care of a permit to build the villas.
"The investor can build the villas first and
arrange the permit later on. It is easy to
arrange the permit and I give the assurance
there will not be levies other than those
specified in the existing regulation," he
said.
He said the local authorities will soon set
up a team of officials from relevant
agencies to handle investment-related
problems in Central Lombok.
"We must also create conducive investment
climate to attract investors to Central
Lombok," he said.
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Indonesia Seeks
Bali Success Once Again in Lombok
Traffic jams are now common in Bali, a
victim of its own success in pulling in
swarms of tourists and using the money to
buy cars and turn rice paddies into hotels.
Across a narrow sea channel lies Lombok,
another volcanic island ringed by beaches,
where in the capital Mataram the few foreign
visitors are more likely to be slowed down
by a horse-drawn cart than a tailback of
Toyotas.
But authorities in Indonesia, a current
emerging market investor darling, have big
plans for the island.
A new international airport is expected to
open later this year, and Qatar’s sovereign
wealth fund is leading a bidding race to
develop an unspoilt southern coastline of
white sand into a world class resort and
luxury residential community.
Indonesia hopes such projects will overhaul
its poor infrastructure, seen as both a
hurdle to growth and a cash making
opportunity, with Asia showing the most
investment interest in a sign of new money
flows between emerging markets.
Lombok’s leading exclusive development so
far, Indian-owned The Oberoi, an isolated
and expansive resort of manicured lawns and
infinity pools facing Bali, was chosen as
the venue for a meeting of Southeast Asian
foreign ministers this week.
“We brought the ministers here to show them
how unspoilt it is ... and the
opportunities,” Indonesia’s Foreign Minister
Marty Natalegawa told Reuters on a stroll
through the grounds.
Lombok’s culture is not as obviously rich as
Bali’s, lacking its famous dances or unique
brand of Hinduism, while Bali has learnt
over centuries what foreigners look for and
still-smiling locals are multilingual.
By contrast Lombok’s interior offers a tough
hike up active volcano Mount Rinjani and
some hard stares.
“People come to Bali for the culture, not
the view — the view is better in the
Maldives. Here in Lombok it’s nature,” said
Widi, from Bali and working at the Sheraton
on Senggigi, currently the only developed
strip of beach on Lombok, but where an empty
coastal road divides surfers and boutique
villas from thatched shacks and green
mountain humps.
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