It’s long been a love-hate thing, but now the hate, at least in Indonesia, is being ramped up
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Tourist Bus Crashes in Bali, 7 Dead
Engine failure causes bus full of holidaymakers to fall into ravine
Palm Oil Is Killing the Sumatran Tiger
There are only 400 Sumatran tigers left in the world because most of their habitat has been eaten up by oil-palm plantations in just two years
Bali’s ‘Gigolos,’ Carefree Sex Industry Lead to HIV Crisis
Reports of 100 new HIV cases every month on this Indonesian island mar its carefree image
Top Indonesian ‘Anticorruption’ Judge Is Arrested for Graft
Top court official who once said that those convicted of corruption should have their fingers amputated has himself been arrested and charged with corruption
‘Virginity Tests’ Throw Spotlight on Indonesia’s Conflicted Sexual Morality
A small-town education chief in Indonesia made headlines last week after he reportedly planned to impose mandatory virginity tests on female students entering high school. He cited concerns over premarital sex and teen …
Q&A: Indonesia’s Terrorism Expert on the Country’s Homegrown Jihadis
Indonesia has endured terrorist attacks targeting churches, embassies, nightclubs and luxury hotels for over a decade. While much focus has been on the link between Indonesian terrorist groups and al-Qaeda, terrorism expert and …
Shocking Arrest Underscores Endemic Corruption in Indonesia’s Energy Sector
Rudi Rubiandini was considered a clean man in a corrupt industry, until authorities arrested him and accused him of taking $700,000 in bribes
Jakarta Bomb a Warning That Burma’s Muslim-Buddhist Conflict May Spread
The fear now is that the plight of Burma’s Muslim minority has become a battle cry for Islamist militants in Indonesia
Acts of Killing: How Asia Still Struggles With Histories of Genocide
On Monday, a controversial special tribunal in Bangladesh deemed a 90-year-old man a war criminal. Ghulam Azam, the spiritual head of Bangladesh’s far-right Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party, was found guilty of “crimes against …
Indonesia Embraces Shale Fracking — but at What Cost?
Shale fracking has already caused waves in the U.S. and is poised to similarly shake up Southeast Asia’s energy landscape
15 Years After the Fall of Suharto, a Mixed Picture of Indonesia’s Minorities
Indonesians are rightly proud of their country’s democratic transformation. But the relative openness that Indonesians have enjoyed since 1998 has given rise not only to civic freedom but also hard-line religious groups that …
Easter Passion, Re-Enacting the Crucifixion in Indonesia
In a ceremony that mixes Christian devotion with Filipino folk tradition, Catholic believers throughout Indonesia re-enact the crucifixion of Christ on Good Friday. Members of the Catholic church make up approximately 3% of the …