Indonesia

Tourists flee Indonesia's Lombok island after earthquake kills dozens

August 06, 2018

Scenes of destruction greeted rescue workers across Indonesia's resort island of Lombok on Monday, after an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 killed dozens of people and prompted an exodus of tourists rattled by the second powerful quake in a week.

Environment

Powerful earthquake shakes popular tourist spot in Indonesia, kills 14

Reuters

July 29, 2018

The quake, which rocked the island early in the morning when many people were still asleep, injured 162 people and damaged thousands of houses.

Conflict & Justice

A former refugee leads families back to an Indonesian island so they can find graves

The World

July 25, 2018

As a teenager, Carina Hoang and her siblings were left on a desert island in Indonesia when they fled Vietnam. Dozens died and were buried in shallow graves marked with stones. She has helped more than 15 families find their loved ones — but this will be her last trip.

Environment

A global sand grab is wrecking ecosystems and communities around the world

The World

July 19, 2018

Sand can seem like the most abundant and inexhaustible thing on Earth. But a global building boom is gobbling up sand — and destroying vital ecosystems around the world — for concrete and landfill.

Food

Giant chocolate industry depends on tiny insects for survival

Science Friday

March 03, 2018

Do you love chocolate? This fact may bug you.

Global Politics

Court rejects effort to outlaw extramarital sex in Indonesia

Reuters

December 14, 2017

A petition had called for the definition of adultery to apply not just to married couples but to anyone in a marriage or outside it - effectively making all sex outside of marriage a crime.

Environment

Indonesia braces for a volcanic eruption on the vacation island of Bali

Agence France-Presse

November 27, 2017

Massive columns of thick grey smoke that have been belching from Mount Agung since last week have now begun shooting more than two miles into the sky, forcing hundreds of flights to be grounded.

Culture

Fashion, faith and culture come together through the global art of head wrapping

The World

October 27, 2017

Head wrapping goes beyond style for one Detroit anthropologist. It’s also a way to bridge cultures.

Conflict

In the shadow of a racist past, Portland still struggles to be welcoming to all its residents

Otherhood

October 26, 2017

A murder on a Portland light rail train brought back a lot of memories of painful times in the city's history.

Justice

Commentary: Americans should demand reforms that ensure government serves the people

The World

October 25, 2017

Sarah Chayes, a senior associate in the Democracy and Rule of Law Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, says politicians from both sides of the aisle are not taking seriously enough their duty to ensure they're not turning their government role into an opportunity to make a buck.

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Global Politics

Fatal blasts in the Indonesian capital

The World

July 20, 2009

At least nine people were killed and many more were injured today when blasts went off in two luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. Anchor Laura Lynch gets the latest from the BBC's Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta.

Conflict & Justice

Jakarta investigation begins

The World

July 20, 2009

It's early hours yet in the investigation into today's bombings in Jakarta. But Indonesian authorities are already talking about likely suspects. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

Lifestyle & Belief

Indonesians frustrated after attacks

The World

July 30, 2009

Rebecca Henschke reports that Indonesians are frustrated and angry over last month's terrorist attacks in the capital. They want the world to know that the terrorists who carried out the attacks do not represent the true face of their nation.

Global Politics

Indonesia death toll rises

The World

October 01, 2009

At least 1,100 people have died in the earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday, UN humanitarian chief John Holmes has said. Marco Werman gets the latest from Amelia Merrick with the aid group World Vision.

Global Politics

Indonesia rescue effort

The World

October 05, 2009

International rescue teams are heading to Indonesia in a last-ditch effort to free trapped earthquake survivors. Marco Werman gets an update from the BBC's Rachel Harvey in Padang.

Global Politics

Indonesia quake aftermath

The World

October 05, 2009

Officials in the earthquake-hit city of Padang, Indonesia, have called off the search for survivors in the rubble of buildings five days after the disaster. Reporter Ann Dornfeld visited a village near Padang.

Environment

Dealing with trauma in west Sumatra

The World

October 05, 2009

Life will be getting more difficult in West Sumatra for some time to come, if history provides a guide. We speak with James Thompson, a specialist in trauma at University College in London.

Conflict & Justice

Indonesian polygamy club

The World

December 02, 2009

In Indonesia polygamy isn't that common. The BBC'S Karishma Vaswani reports on a new controversial 'club' that is trying to promote polygamy.

Arts, Culture & Media

Patua scroll book

The World

December 28, 2009

PRI's The World: An Indian publishing company, Tara Books, is remembering the tsunami that occurred off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh Province five years ago with a new book.

Global Politics

Out on patrol with Aceh's Sharia police

The World

February 04, 2010

In Indonesia the conservative province of Aceh recently passed a law that imposes death by stoning on Muslim adulterers. In some places, women are banned from wearing tight pants. The BBC's Karishma Vaswani recently spent some time with the Sharia police.