Tag: Jakarta
‘Slow disaster’: Indonesians in sinking village forced to adapt
Residents have elevated the floors of their homes by adding soil and then installing wooden decks to keep themselves dry as the floods become more severe
Myanmar crisis to top agenda at ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting
ASEAN has long been decried as a toothless talking shop, and it remains split over diplomatic attempts to resolve the Myanmar crisis
In Photos: Groups in Asia denounce increased loans for developing countries,...
Groups are skeptical of the summit's outcomes, asserting that it promotes interests of the private sector and perpetuates corporate capture
‘Useless for us’: New Indonesian capital excludes indigenous, poor
New capital city will uproot thousands of indigenous people, and offers little incentive for poorer residents in Jakarta to move