Indonesia faces an uphill task in encouraging villagers to move away from small-scale illegal gold mining toward less-destructive ways of making money, such farming. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/19/sustainability/indonesia-gold-miners-farming/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #indonesia #mining #gold #pollution #agriculture

#Jacobin is really the king of commissioning older western white #leftists to write about the global south. This piece does no original reporting, has no Indonesian voices, and makes blanket statements.

It's not bad, but I can think of dozens of Indonesians who could have written a far better piece than this.

https://jacobin.com/2025/08/indonesia-suharto-genocide-revisionism-authoritarianism/

#Indonesia#Suharto#Prabowo#Left#Tankies #AccidentalCommunism

A reclusive oil merchant dominated Indonesia’s fuel trade for decades. Now he is embroiled in an $18 billion probe that has become a litmus test for President Prabowo Subianto’s anticorruption drive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/18/companies/indonesia-gasoline-godfather-graft/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #indonesia #corruption #oil #gasoline

Many Chinese companies are eager to expand or set up operations in Indonesia as they try to shield themselves from the United States' hefty import tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/14/markets/chinese-investors-indonesia-us-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #china #indonesia #investors #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs

Indonesia has created more than 20 regional commands in its biggest armed forces overhaul in decades, coinciding with a sharp increase in defense spending under President Prabowo Subianto, a former general. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/12/asia-pacific/politics/indonesia-military-defense-budget/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #indonesia #prabowosubianto #southeastasia #defense

The International Furikake Association aims to launch an app in Indonesia by the end of the year to help manage the health of children there and improve their academic performance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/05/japan/furikake-indonesia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #furikake #health #children #apps #manga #kumamoto #indonesia

Batam, a duty-free Indonesian enclave, has become a key waypoint in a convoluted global shuffle, with Chinese solar manufacturers assembling their equipment in Indonesia and shipping it to the U.S. tariff-free. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/25/china-stealthy-solar-exports/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #indonesia #china #solar #trade

U.S. President Donald Trump said he reached a deal with Indonesia that will see goods from the country face a 19% tariff, while U.S. exports will not be taxed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/16/economy/trump-indonesia-19-percent-tariff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #indonesia #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs

#India pavilion at #Osaka #WorldExpo was a #Hindu-nationalist showcase, adorned with religious symbols, showcasing temples and and scriptures through. Didn't see a single mention of #Islam anywhere nor much of anything from #SouthIndia

Stark contrast to the far superior #Indonesia pavilion next door, which highlighted the country's cultural & natural diversity, not highlighting one religion or ethnic group over others.

Civil society condemns government denial of #humanrights violations in Merauke's National Strategic Project (PNS). Indigenous women from 75 families oppose land encroachment by PT Global Papua Abadi without #FPIC.
Military seized indigenous land without consent. Forced evictions and destruction of sacred sites with complete disregard for FPIC.
Coalition demands immediate suspension of PSN implementation and UN-led investigation.
#IndigenousRights#Indonesia Read more: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/news/civil-society-condemns-government-denial-and-calls-for-international-intervention/

Civil society condemns government denial of #humanrights violations in Merauke's National Strategic Project (PNS). Indigenous women from 75 families oppose land encroachment by PT Global Papua Abadi without #FPIC.
Military seized indigenous land without consent. Forced evictions and destruction of sacred sites with complete disregard for FPIC.
Coalition demands immediate suspension of PSN implementation and UN-led investigation.
#IndigenousRights#Indonesia Read more: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/news/civil-society-condemns-government-denial-and-calls-for-international-intervention/

Indonesian rescuers have recovered the body of a Brazilian woman who died after falling off a cliff while hiking on Indonesia's second-highest volcano, rescue officials said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/asia-pacific/indonesia-brazilian-tourist-volcano/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #indonesia #hiking #brazil #tourism #volcanoes