updated Wed. March 27, 2024
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South China Morning Post
March 10, 2018
When bicycle seller Willie Sebastian was offered a plot of land by the Indonesian government, little could he have known it was the start of a long and ... 1975, when the region's then vice-governor Paku Alam VIII told officials not to issue land ownership certificates to Indonesians of Arab, Indian and ChineseÃâà...
Jakarta Globe
March 10, 2018
Putting an end to child marriages remains a challenge for diverse and populous countries like Indonesia, but experts and activists believe that it can be ... According to Lies, while the Indonesian government has shown commitment to ending child marriages, the problem is centered in the practice of dualismÃâà...
The Guardian
March 10, 2018
“The deforestation of Indonesia is likely to be increased with this free trade agreement unless there are safeguards,” she told the Guardian. UK officials have previously described Indonesia's sustainable palm oil standard as having “a credibility issue” due to its lack of transparency or adherence to bestÃâà...
Jakarta Post
March 9, 2018
To answer the question, Indonesia first needs to deal with its internal problems. ... Reading is the next issue. ... The impact of this lack of a reading culture is disastrous to the extent that Indonesian students performed badly in the OECD Program for International Student Assessment or PISA 2015, achievingÃâà...
Global Voices Online
March 9, 2018
Among the issues raised in the rallies was the approved amendments to the Indonesian criminal code (RKHUP) which would criminalize criticism of members of the House of Representatives (DPR). Participants also denounced the passage of legislative measures that outlaw adultery as well as the sharingÃâà...
Indonesia Expat
March 9, 2018
The deputy chairman of the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) Dian Ediana Rae has said that the decree is also part of Indonesia's efforts to join the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI), a global initiative to fight tax evasion and tax avoidance. Before the issuance of theÃâà...
The Independent
March 9, 2018
As a regular visitor to Indonesia myself, there have been times when I've seen and experienced the country's pollution problem first hand. Last March, while snorkelling near Manggis on Bali's east coast, I encountered water coloured by a film of petrol, with rubbish – sweet wrappers, plastic bottles,Ãâà...
Voice of America
March 8, 2018
Video of an orangutan smoking a cigarette at an Indonesian zoo has gone viral. The footage led to ... Marison Guciano is an animal rights activist and founder of the Indonesia Animal Welfare Society. ... But, he said a lack of supervision and education for visitors by zoo management is also a big problem.
The Guardian
March 8, 2018
The British government is in talks with Indonesia over the disappearance of half a dozen sunken warships illegally salvaged from the Java Sea, together with the remains of hundreds of Dutch and British sailors. British diplomats met the Indonesian maritime ministry in Jakarta to discuss the missing wrecksÃâà...
The Interpreter
March 8, 2018
Although the recent Lowy Institute report by Andrew Rosser, “Beyond Access: Making Indonesia's Education System Work”, reveals an Indonesian education ... It presents a cyclical problem for Indonesia's higher education sector: if a degree from an Australian university is seen as a better investment, whyÃâà...
The Guardian
February 19, 2018
Indonesia has raised flight warnings around the Mount Sinabung volcano to their highest level after it sent a plume of ash more than 7km (4.4 miles) into the air, turning day into night for people nearby. ... An Indonesian man takes a picture of Mount Sinabung volcano as it spews thick volcanic ash.
