Regions / Southeast Asia / Indonesia
Articles about Indonesia, ordered by date. 
Catastrophic fires leave orangutans homeless in Indonesia
Richard Swift looks at the how ecological disaster causes a cascade of effects.
Violence flares in West Papua
Harry Jenkinson reports on an ongoing struggle for independence.
King coal runs amok
Alex Scrivener guides us through the coal-ravaged landscape of East Kalimantan.
'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.
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.
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.
Articles in this category displayed as a table:
| Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic fires leave orangutans homeless in Indonesia | Humanity adrift: why refugees deserve better | January, 2016 |
| Violence flares in West Papua | Global banking now | May, 2015 |
| Introducing... Joko Widodo | Gold trouble | September, 2014 |
| King coal runs amok | Commodities - the pitfalls of resource wealth | March, 2014 |
| Country Profile: Indonesia | Land grabs | May, 2013 |
| Forests first | Land grabs | May, 2013 |
| 'They told us we couldn't count' | Co-operatives | July, 2012 |
| Boom Times in Bali | Time for a fair economy | March, 2012 |
| West Papuans mark bitter-sweet ‘independence’ day | The arms trade | December, 2011 |
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