Indonesian Government

Race, rights, and resistance: The West Papuan protests in context

A spate of anti-racism protests has reinvigorated calls for political self-determination in West Papua, a region colonised by Indonesia for over half a century.

Ballot box to decide Jokowi-Prabowo grudge match

Voting in the world’s largest Muslim country seen as referendum on incumbent, who faces a tougher challenge from 2014 political nemesis.

As TikTok videos take hold with teens, parents scramble to keep up

The social network became the most downloaded on Apple's App Store in the first half of this year according to market analysis firm Sensor Tower, beating out titans like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.

Can growing seaweed help Indonesia resolve its marine waste problem?

Indonesia is the world's second biggest marine plastic waste contributor after China, according to the Indonesian government. One entrepreneur believes growing seaweed might help resolve the Southeast Asian nation's problem.

Measles outbreak kills as many as 100 children in Indonesia

Local health officials say another eight hundred children are sick. The Indonesian government is blamed for neglecting of the remote island, which was controversially annexed in 1962.