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Articles about Indonesia, ordered by date. Open 'Indonesia' in the New Internationalist magazine app for Android or iOS mobile devices.

Dayak leader, Gagay: ‘I want to sue the mining company for what they have done to us.’Glyn Thomas/WDM

King coal runs amok

Alex Scrivener guides us through the coal-ravaged landscape of East Kalimantan.

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NI 470 - Commodities - the pitfalls of resource wealth - March, 2014
470 - March, 2014
A seller in a traditional market on the island of Sumba prepares oil lamps at her stall as night falls. On the outer islands, electrical power is often unreliable or non-existent. Photo: Josh Estey

Country Profile: Indonesia

Facts, figures and a profile of Indonesia.

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NI 462 - Land grabs - May, 2013
462 - May, 2013
Forests first

Forests first

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NI 462 - Land grabs - May, 2013
462 - May, 2013
'They told us we couldn't count' Irfan Kortschak / PNPM Support Facility

'They told us we couldn't count'

In Indonesia, self-help is transforming the lives of rural women. Irfan Kortschak talks to one co-op member.

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NI 454 - Co-operatives - July, 2012
454 - July, 2012
Tee time in Bali: a tourist plays golf from a tee surrounded by paddy fields. Farmland is being sacrificed to make way for development – leading to soaring food prices.Murdani Usman / Reuters

Boom Times in Bali

Life has changed on the 'island paradise'- but foreign investment is not all it's cracked up to be. Jamie James looks beyond the tourist brochures.

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NI 450 - Time for a fair economy - March, 2012
450 - March, 2012
A protester in West Papua, face painted with the ‘Morning Star’ flag.Photo by Alexander P.

West Papuans mark bitter-sweet ‘independence’ day

It's 50 years since West Papua first won independence, only for Indonesia to cruelly snatch it away. Nick Harvey reports on the tensions in the region.

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NI 448 - The arms trade - December, 2011
448 - December, 2011

Articles in this category displayed as a table:

Article title From magazine Publication date
Commodities - the pitfalls of resource wealth March, 2014
Land grabs May, 2013
Land grabs May, 2013
Co-operatives July, 2012
Time for a fair economy March, 2012
The arms trade December, 2011
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