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Jakarta Independence Day
Indonesian men climb greased poles to retrieve prizes such as bicycles and rice cookers as part of the Independence Day festivities
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Last Sumatran Rhino in the US to be Sent to Indonesia to Mate
Harapan, who resides at the Cincinnati Zoo, will fly to south-east Asia where most of the estimated 100 remaining rhinos live.
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27th August 1883 - Krakatau explodes
The most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history occurs on Krakatau (also called Krakatoa), a small, uninhabited volcanic island located west of Sumatra in Indonesia. Heard 3,000 miles away, the explosions threw five cubic miles of earth 50 miles into the air, created 120-foot tsunamis and killed 36,000 people.
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Hog-Nosed Shrew Rat Is 'Exciting' New Species
Scientists say the rat is part of an "amazing group of rodents" only found in a remote part of Sulawesi Island in Indonesia.
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The Fires In Indonesia Are A Health And Climate Nightmare
Indonesia is in the midst of the worst spate of forest fires in nearly two decades, sending choking smoke across Southeast Asia, releasing tons of carbon, and destroying thousands of acres of peat forest, one of the world’s most effective carbon sinks.
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Alphabet’s Stratospheric Loon Balloons to Start Serving Internet to Indonesia
The high-flying Internet balloons dreamed up by Google will get their biggest test yet in 2016.
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The Indonesian Massacre: What Did the US Know?
A cache of intelligence documents declassified by the CIA this fall offers a new opportunity to revisit the 1965 mass killings in Indonesia, and what the US knew about them. By Margaret Scott.
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Why is Indonesia's Wildfire so Hard to Put Out?
Created by humans, these fires just keep on burning due to underground stores of peat.
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Setting a country alight: Indonesia's devastating forest fires are manmade
We are witnessing the worst manmade environmental disaster since the BP gulf oil spill. Huge, out-of-control fires rage through the forests of Indonesia – and the source of many is the practice of deliberately burning the land to clear it for palm oil and paper products. Thousands of fires have been lit to clear land simply because it is 75% cheaper than other methods. By burning down forests companies can get access to the land and can commence...
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Satellites Expose Just How Bad Indonesia’s Fires Are
Indonesia has been aflame for a couple months now. That happens every fall—the country’s fire season is severe—but this time around, things are the worst they’ve been in almost two decades. This year’s crazy-strong El Niño has desiccated the region’s peat beds, while palm oil plantations exacerbate the problem by cutting down trees and draining the normally soggy land.
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Benedict Anderson, Man Without a Country
The scholar of nationalism and author of ‘Imagined Communities’ has died at the age of 79. By Jeet Heer.
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Neil Bantleman's 'Nightmare': CBC challenges evidence against Canadian teacher charged with Indonesia sex crimes
The evidence against the Canadian man charged with sexually assaulting three kindergarten children in Indonesia is seriously flawed, the CBC's fifth estate has discovered. The CBC's Mark Kelley, explains why that might not be enough to keep Bantleman from having to return to jail.
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Netflix too full of porn and violence, Indonesia's largest telco says
TV and movie lovers in Asia jumped for joy earlier this month when Netflix finally launched throughout the region. Some in Indonesia, however, weren't so excited by the news. The country's largest telco, PT Telkom Indonesia, announced that as of 12 a.m. Wednesday morning they had blocked access to the streaming service on all of its Internet platforms. Dian Rachmawan, Telkom's Director of Consumers, said the ban was put in place due to Netflix...
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Sunrise at Mount Rinjani, Indonesia
Photographed by Abdul Azis.
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Indonesia, Australia Issue Tsunami Warning after 7.9 Magnitude Quake off Sumatra
Indonesia issued a tsunami warning on Wednesday after a massive and shallow earthquake struck off the west coast of its island of Sumatra, a region devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean quake and tsunami.
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Turkey, Indonesia Must Unite Against Terror – Analysis
By Dr. Altay Atlı* Indonesia and Turkey have many things in common. They both have large and predominantly Muslim populations with the majority of the people adhering to the Sunni version of Islam.…
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'Living in hell': mentally ill people in Indonesia chained and confined
Almost 40 years after Indonesia banned the practice of shackling people with mental health conditions, nearly 19,000 are still living in chains, or are locked up in institutions where they are vulnerable to abuse, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW). The study says that although pasung – shackling or confining people with psychosocial disabilities – was banned in 1977, enduring stigma and a chronic lack...
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Sumatran rhino sighted in Indonesian Borneo for first time in 40 years
Conservationists have made the first physical contact in over four decades with a Sumatran rhino in Indonesian Borneo. The smallest of the three Asian rhino species, hairy rhino numbers have plummeted to fewer than 100 on Earth due to hunting and habitat loss, with the last wild populations in Kalimantan, Borneo, and the island of Sumatra. Experts said the capture of a female rhino on 12 March was “outstanding” and “unprecedented”, and marked the first live sighting...
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Dangdut singer Irma Bule gets bitten by cobra on stage
Dangdut is such an oversaturated musical genre in Indonesia that it’s not surprising how many artists employ gimmicks in their act to stand out from the rest. Unfortunately, dangdut singer Irma Bule’s deadly gimmick, combined with her dedication to showmanship, led to her untimely death.
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How Orphaned Orangutans Messed With a Reporter’s Mind
The personal side of reporting on endangered animals in far-flung places.
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