The youth in Nepal toppled its government in a span of 48 hours in what can be called one of the world’s fastest regime falls. But there are lessons in…
This report is the first installment of the #AutomationFever series supported by the Pulitzer Center. “Automate your tasks with AI so you can reclaim your time for what truly matters.” This is the typical pitch from artificial intelligence (AI) companies such as OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Amazon—one that governments and businesses around the world, including […]
Warning: This article may be distressing or triggering to some readers. More than 27 years after Soeharto’s downfall, the state has become increasingly blatant in its efforts to whitewash the past by erasing the violent and painful chapters of history involving the Chinese-Indonesian community. May 1998 was the moment when I began to associate the […]
In the shade of bountiful oil palm trees lie untold stories of women whose labor is crucial to keeping the industry running. They work without pay or protection, helping their husbands meet harvest targets while staying invisible in official records. Their unrecognized struggle exposes another face of palm oil’s exploitative machinery. Amid the vast stretches […]
The youth in Nepal toppled its government in a span of 48 hours in what can be called one of the world’s fastest regime falls. But there are lessons in…
Harita Group’s Indonesian nickel mines feed the supply chains of some of the world’s biggest electric vehicle makers. But the conglomerate’s own internal monitoring showed the operation was polluting local…
In a chaotic world of collectors, deforestation and climate change, the silent threat of butterfly extinction gives a quite literal meaning to the term “butterfly effect”. The reporting for this…
Merauke is once again in the crosshairs of Indonesia’s food ambitions. A program that failed spectacularly more than a decade ago has been revived. This time, the government has enlisted…
This report is the first installment of the #AutomationFever series supported by the Pulitzer Center. “Automate your tasks with AI so you can reclaim your time for what truly matters.” This is the typical pitch from artificial intelligence (AI) companies such as OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Amazon—one that governments and businesses around the world, including…
Displacement and ecological disasters continue to unfold as a result of the development of IKN, representing the most extensive exploitation legacy of former Indonesian President Jokowi.
Workers along the supply chain of the industrial fishing industry in Benoa, Bali, suffer from poor working conditions, including unfair wages and excessive working hours. A dozen dock workers gathered on the shore of Kedonganan Beach in Bali. They gazed far out to sea as they waited for a fishing boat carrying dozens of yellowfin…
Bali’s indigenous Dalem Tamblingan people have called Lake Tamblingan and the Mertajati Forest home since at least the 10th century. But the Indonesian government’s decision to designate the area a tourist destination has robbed them of the land they hold sacred. Thick fog blurred Wayan Suci’s vision as she rowed her canoe on Lake Tamblingan.…
Periods are a natural process for people with a uterus. However, conversations about sexual and reproductive health, including menstruation, remain taboo in Papua, one of Indonesia’s most disadvantaged regions. Armed conflicts, poverty caused by dispossession and deforestation, and a male-dominated society add to the challenges surrounding menstruation in Papua. A group of women in Papua…
