Rebecca Henschke

Housewife Fitri has come up to the mountain for a good Friday night out. She has hooked up with Ishlam, who is here to improve the fortunes of his small business.

In Muslim Indonesia, throngs of people are seeking salvation at a shrine to anonymous sex

At the Gunung Kemukus shrine in Java, many Indonesian Muslims come to have anonymous sex. What was once a sacred ritual — one that people believed would provide divine blessings — has now attracted prostitution and criticism.At the Gunung Kemukus shrine in Java, many Indonesian Muslims come to have anonymous sex. What was once a sacred ritual — one that people believed would provide divine blessings — has now attracted prostitution and criticism.

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Gatekeeper of Indonesian volcano killed

Environment
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Indonesia’s volcano keeper

Health & Medicine
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Indonesia’s dirty habit

Global Politics
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Sri Lanka Tamils claim persecution

Global Politics
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Indonesians frustrated after attacks

Lifestyle & Belief

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.

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Economic worries for Asia’s migrant workers

The global financial storm is hitting people in Asia. One group has special reason for concern…migrant workers. Rebecca Henschke reports from Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Burmese youth speak

Conflict & Justice

Burmese youth have launched their first television current affairs program. The program, called Youth Speak, is produced by an exile station, and broadcast via satellite from Thailand.

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Protests in Thailand

Global Politics

While anti-government protesters in southern Thailand complain about the current government’s ties to the maligned ex-premier Thaksin Sinawatra, people in the North sing his praises. Reporter Rebecca Henschke speaks with Thaksin lovers in his home town.

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Cambodia report

Conflict & Justice

Rebecca Henschke reports on the Cambodia’s real estate boom — and its effect of slum dwellers who are often forced out of their homes to make way for new developments, and that’s led to protests from human rights groups.