2021/09/17 |
Indonesia: Jakarta Court Rules in Favor of Residents’ Clean Air Bid
A court has ordered President Joko Widodo and other top officials to take measures to tackle air pollution. It's a landmark ruling for the residents who filed the case, but not everyone is celebrating.
2020/10/06 |
'The Jakarta Method' Tells of US Role in Indonesian Massacre
“Most people know very little about Indonesia, and almost nothing about what happened in 1965-66 in that archipelago nation.” 'The Jakarta Method' retells one of Indonesia’s most significant yet controversial chapters in history, holding Washington accountable for one of its worst atrocities.
2019/07/15 |
Indonesian Citizens Sue Government Over Severe Air Pollution
A group of citizens is suing the Indonesian government over the world's filthiest air quality.
2018/10/29 |
INDONESIA: Lion Air Plane Crashes Into Sea With 189 People On Board
Search and rescue operations are underway after the crash, which serves as another blow to Indonesia's dismal aviation safety record.
2018/10/27 |
INDONESIA: Author Innosanto Nagara Introduces Activism to Children
The Jakarta-born, Oakland-based author shares his activist children's book with an Indonesian audience.
2018/01/23 |
Will Indonesia Finally Move Its Capital?
The clogged city of Jakarta has been on the chopping block for decades.
2017/06/14 |
Jakarta Still Belongs to the Oligarchs
Persistent urban issues such as land, environment and spatial planning has both reflected and reproduced spatial inequality among social classes.
2017/05/16 |
Rampant Sexual Harassment in Jakarta Factories - New Doco Reveals
In the 22-minute documentary, a former female worker spoke about the prevalence of sexual harassment in Jakarta factories.
2017/04/27 |
Coldplay, Ahok and Fixing Jakarta
To make progress in Jakarta, it won’t be enough to simply say: 'I will fix you.'
2017/04/27 |
Jakarta: Inequality and the Poverty of Elite Pluralism
The victims of the politics of misdirection are vulnerable minorities.
2017/04/23 |
Reactionary Islamism in Indonesia
At the end of 2016, two large demonstrations organized by reactionary Muslim groups took place in Jakarta. The protesters called for the arrest of the Christian Governor of Jakarta, Basuki Purnama, an ethnic Chinese man commonly referred to as Ahok, whom they accused of blasphemy.
2017/04/18 |
Sectarian Schisms to Decide Jakarta’s Election?
If ethnic and religious sectarian politics push Ahok’s opponent over the line, it would bode poorly for the future of Indonesia’s pluralistic democracy.
2017/02/16 |
Jokowi’s Stake in Jakarta’s Gubnatorial Race
After the results of the polls yesterday, Ahok and Anies will compete in a runoff election in April. An Ahok victory was and is Jokowi’s ideal scenario