Deforestation rates appear “headed in the wrong direction” despite international pledges to halt destruction, according to an annual assessment.
Tag: Indonesia
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Indonesian Official Accused of Enslaving People
Families in Indonesia thought they were sending their sons to a rehab facility run by a powerful local official. Those who stayed there say it was a brutal human slavery operation.
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China and the U.S. Are Wooing Indonesia, and Beijing Has the Edge
The resource-laden nation of nearly 300 million is a big prize in the strategic battle between the United States and China for influence in Asia.
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In Sweeping New Law, Indonesia Outlaws Sex Outside of Marriage
An earlier version of the bill was shelved in 2019 after tens of thousands of young people protested in the streets, arguing that the law threatened their civil liberties.