The Indonesian Government has reversed plans to close access to Komodo Island; they now say that tourists are welcome by the boatload. Actually, by the cruise shipload. Oh, and you might have to pay 1000 US dollars just to enter the island.

Produced by: Sumitra Selvaraj

Presented by: Sumitra Selvaraj, Lim Sue Ann, Juliet Jacobs

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