Indonesia plans to recruit crocodiles to guard prison
Indonesia’s narcotics agency has called for a prison on an island guarded by crocodiles to hold death-row drug convicts, an official has said. It is...
Indonesia plans to recruit crocodiles to guard prison
Indonesia’s narcotics agency has called for a prison on an island guarded by crocodiles to hold death-row drug convicts, an official has said. It is...
Amnesty demands Jakarta allow massacre discussion
Armed soldiers stand guard in Sarawak in 1965, as a group of Chinese villagers take a communal bath. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Amnesty International is calling...
Indonesia puts fire deaths at 19
Thick grey smoke hovers over Sumatra triggering air quality alerts The death toll from the heavy haze blanketing parts of Indonesia has climbed to 19,...
Death toll from Indonesia forest fires reaches 19, as crisis worsens
Indonesian firefighters try to contain a blaze in South Kalimantan earlier this month. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. The death toll from the heavy haze blanketing parts of...
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Pangolin critically endangered , wildlife watchdog warns
Shy, scaly and highly elusive, pangolins exist primarily in Asia and Africa. Today, they are also currently the most heavily trafficked mammal in the...
Indonesia shares blame for rising seas
It is customary to blame the developed world for creating climate change after centuries of putting profits before environmental concerns. The argument goes that western...
Indonesia counters coronavirus with interest rates cuts
Bank Indonesia (BI) has cut its benchmark interest rate to address the economic impact of the coronavirus. The Indonesian central bank cut its benchmark interest...