Sumbawa, an island east of Bali, is vastly different from its more liberal, populated, and well-known neighbour. Its dry, ...

A new study by the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) has revealed that Timor, Sumbawa, and Sulawesi can meet all their electricity needs with ...

The eruption of Indonesia's Mount Tambora on April 10, 1815, was the most powerful volcanic blast in history. The immediate ...

Sumbawa ponies have been an integral part of the island's culture for hundreds of years. The animals, descended from ancient Chinese and Mongolian horses, are agile and fast, ...

Now the phenomenon is being replicated on the west coast of Sumbawa, the ninth largest of Indonesia’s more than 17,000 islands. Known as the Wild West of Indonesia for its gold and copper mines ...

WEST SUMBAWA, Indonesia — More than a decade ago, Amiruddin would climb aboard a small fishing boat under the cover of night armed with around 10 bombs. Amir, as he is commonly known, and his ...

In Sumbawa, you’re more likely to run into other travellers looking to escape the crowds, and looking at their travel experience differently. So if that’s what you’re after, Sumbawa could be ...

Nearest airport to Brang Bidji Airport and Sumbawa is Lunyuk Airport - (60.13 Km / 37.36 Miles) Following are the nearest airports to Sumbawa and Brang Bidji Airport. Distance between the two airports ...

WEST SUMBAWA, Indonesia — “Gentlemen present in the room — have you ever eaten turtle eggs?” This was how Musyafirin, the head of West Sumbawa district in Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara ...

California nature photographer Justin Hofman snapped the picture off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumbawa. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness.

Child jockeys, between ages 5 to 10, in a professional race on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia in July.Credit...Adam Dean for The New York Times BIMA, Indonesia — The boy mounted the horse ...

The vast majority of West Sumbawa’s 7,000 wildcat miners are on the Indotan site, which Amman Mineral’s partners recently took over in a separate deal.