Business, Economics and Jobs
PRI's The World
December 11, 2015
Casa Nemo Beach Resort and Spa sits on the island of Pulau Weh in Aceh, Indonesia. While the rest of Aceh has its own version of Sharia law, restricting the behavior of women and gay men, things are a little freer at Casa Nemo. The resort's owner says she wants it to be a refuge, but she's not sure how long it will be able to survive as one.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Jakarta is having a vinyl renaissance
Studio 360
October 22, 2016
In Indonesia, where record-pressing plants went out of business decades ago, vinyl is enjoying a renaissance. Here’s how a new generation of collectors is finding their treasures.
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Conflict & Justice
Indonesia has subjected policewomen to 'humiliating' virginity tests for decades
PRI's The World
November 20, 2014
Doubling the number of female police officers might seem like a positive step for Indonesia, but it won't be for the recruits who will have to endure a "humiliating and degrading" — and useless — virginity test to get onto the force.
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Sports
Can you name this Olympic skier and his snowless country?
PRI's The World
February 13, 2014
Yohan Goncalves Goutt is the first-ever Olympic skier representing East Timor —the small island nation in Asia. But do you know what East Timor is officially called at the Olympics? That's our flash Geo Quiz for you today.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Jakarta report
PRI's The World
May 05, 2008
Indonesians are struggling to pay for basic food items and although the government is trying to control prices, the effort is not easing the pain for Indonesia's poor, as Rebecca Henschke reports from Jakarta.
Development & Education
Geo Quiz
PRI's The World
June 22, 2009
Our daily geography quiz.
Conflict & Justice
Obama cancels Indonesia trip
PRI's The World
March 19, 2010
President Obama has postponed a scheduled three-day trip to Jakarta until June because of the pending vote in Congress over the President's massive health care bill. Anchor Jeb Sharp has details.
Politics
Indonesia's movie crisis
PRI's The World
June 10, 2011
In a tax dispute with Indonesia's government, Hollywood studios have stopped sending movies there.
Science, Tech & Environment
Conservation Drones Help Protect Orangutans
PRI's The World
October 08, 2012
Scientists trying to protect the endangered Sumatran orangutan have adopted an unusual tool for their work: Drones. These unmanned aerial vehicles are a quick and inexpensive way to monitor orangutans and their habitat.
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Health & Medicine
Genetically engineered Golden Rice
Living on Earth
February 05, 2009
Rice genetically modified to produce Vitamin A could be the answer to some childhood health problems in the developing world.
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Health & Medicine
France considers big tax hike on key ingredient in Nutella
PRI's The World
November 14, 2012
France is wild about Nutella, the hazelnut-flavored chocolate sauce that's perfect at any meal. But to make it requires palm oil, and French legislators have an eye on palm oil with a new tax. It's just the latest in the fat tax movement by governments around the world.