Coverage dated September 1, 2026

The island hideaway built for people ‘bored with the Maldives’

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By Lilit Marcus, CNN Riau Islands, Indonesia (CNN) — An urgent message lit up phones around the island: it was baby sea turtle o’clock. Bawah, a resort island in a remote stretch of Indonesia, has a sea turtle protection program.

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    The island hideaway built for people ‘bored with the Maldives’ (opens Local News 8)

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    By Lilit Marcus, CNN Riau Islands, Indonesia (CNN) — An urgent message lit up phones around the island: it was baby sea turtle o’clock. Bawah, a resort island in a remote stretch of Indonesia, has a sea turtle protection program.

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