Jakarta, Jan. 5 -- A lawmaker on Monday urged sweeping reforms to Indonesia's tourism safety regulations following a series of fatal accidents in 2025 that exposed weaknesses in oversight and enforcement.

Evita Nursanty, deputy chair of the House of Representatives' Commission VII, said safety and security must be treated as the foundation of tourism development, alongside accessibility, amenities and attractions.

"Repeated accidents show safety has not been a top policy priority. One life lost is a system failure and must not be treated as normal," Evita said in a statement.

She cited several deadly incidents last year, including the sinking of a phinisi tourist boat in the Padar Strait near Komodo National Park on Dec. 26, which kill...