Indonesia

Asia leads the world in the number of people being displaced by extreme weather.

There is widespread global consensus on the seriousness of climate change, but we are yet to understand the full extent of its consequences on our polities and societies.

Jakarta is home to about 10 million people and three times that number in the greater metropolitan area. 

New development efforts pit hopes for more tourists against concerns about damaging the very same environment that draws them.

The Indonesian environment minister’s real misstep was that she punctured the illusion of progress by saying the quiet part out loud.

The confiscation was part of government attempts to recover the outstanding debt of PT Timor Putra Nasional, a carmaker owned by Tommy Suharto.

After announcing that year-end travel would be permitted, the government cancelled the Christmas Eve holiday, a Friday this year, in an effort to discourage vacationing somewhat. 

"Indonesia has a significant role to play as a Muslim country with a strong voice on these issues," Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said.

A deeper analysis of the recent arrests of JAD members in Papua suggests that they were independent efforts rather than the result of a coordinated expansion.

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Hospitals are bursting beyond capacity and oxygen supplies are running out, leaving people desperate.