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Nationalism takes centre stage in Indonesia’s election campaign
Rieka Rahadiana reports for Reuters: Dressed in the style of Indonesia’s first leader, even using replica 1950s microphones, presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto roared to thousands of supporters at a...
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Journalist Allan Nairn Threatened For Exposing Indonesian Presidential...
‘A former military strongman is running for president in Indonesia. The U.S.-trained Prabowo Subianto has been accused of extensive human rights abuses that took place in the 1990s when he was head of...
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Inside Indonesia’s Elections: The Burden of Brutal Global Neoliberalism
Ruben Rosenberg Colorni writes for CounterPunch: ‘Indonesia, the largest Muslim nation and archipelago on the planet, has climbed the ranks of global neo-liberalism to become the world’s 10th largest...
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Bill Clinton advised against visiting Indonesia and “interfering in its...
From news.com.au: ‘Former US president Bill Clinton has been advised against visiting Indonesia and “interfering in its democratic affairs” by one of the parties contesting the nation’s election...
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‘Marlboro Boys’: Indonesia’s child smokers
From Dangerous Minds: ‘Canadian documentary photographer Michelle Siu records “vulnerable people and disenfranchised cultures.” In the past that has meant the First Nations people of Lake St. Martin in...
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West Papua: A no-go zone for foreign journalists
Al Jazeera reports: ‘[...] Since Indonesia took over the territory in 1963, the central government has restricted the access of journalists, activists, researchers, diplomats and aid workers....
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French Journalists Jailed in Indonesia’s Papua
From The Associated Press: ‘Two French television journalists were sentenced to two and a half months in jail Friday for illegal reporting in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua. Thomas Dandois,...
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Indonesia’s New President Takes Office, Cabinet Includes Officials Tied to...
‘Indonesia’s new president, Joko Widodo, has held his first Cabinet meeting amidst criticism from human rights activists for picking a new defense minister who once defended military killings of...
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Who Should Be Blamed For Muslim Terrorism?
Andrew Vltchek writes for CounterPunch: ‘A hundred years ago, it would have been unimaginable to have a pair of Muslim men enter a cafe or a public transportation vehicle, and then blow themselves up,...
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Overpopulation in Indonesia puts pressure on resources
Indonesia facing overpopulation crisis? Filed under: Asia & Oceania, Environment, Indonesia
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Who Were the Indonesian Leaders Donald Trump Met and Praised Last Week?...
‘On Thursday, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump held a press conference in Trump Tower in New York. While much was made of his announcement to refrain from considering a third-party run,...
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Despite Military Crackdown in Papua and Other Rights Abuses, Obama Recently...
Last Monday, President Obama met Indonesia’s new president, Joko Widodo, at the White House to discuss climate change, trade and strengthening U.S.-Indonesian ties. President Obama described Indonesia...
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Indonesia is burning: Why is the world looking away?
George Monbiot writes for The Guardian: […] Why is this happening? Indonesia’s forests have been fragmented for decades by timber and farming companies. Canals have been cut through the peat to drain...
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Punk Rock vs Sharia Law in Indonesia
Indonesia’s punk scene is one of the world’s biggest and most vibrant. It’s a place where the country’s silenced youth can revolt against endemic corruption, social conventions and their strict...
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The Toxic Toll of Indonesia’s Gold Mines
Richard C. Paddock reports for National Geographic: […] Millions of people in 70 countries across Asia, Africa, and South America have been exposed to high levels of mercury as small-scale mining has...
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