Mataram, Sept. 12 -- The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Provincial Government has proposed transferring the authority to issue permits for small-island management to regional governments to provide greater investment certainty and accelerate development in archipelagic areas.

Muslim, head of the NTB Marine Affairs and Fisheries Office, said areas such as Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, Gili Air, Moyo Island, and Satonda Island need greater management certainty to ensure that investment and development can proceed optimally.

"If authority is fully delegated to the regions, then permitting authority must also be handed over to them. This ensures investment certainty to advance archipelagic regions across Indonesia, not just in NTB," Muslim said in M...