From Thailand's answer to Emmanuel Macron to Natalie Grace, who runs a new political party for young people in Indonesia, a new generation of change-makers is coming to the fore.

Sean Fleming 07 Sep 2018

Financial and Monetary Systems

What do the economic woes of Turkey, Argentina and Indonesia have in common?

From sliding currencies to falling foreign investment, why are these different countries, on different continents, with different economic situations suffering from the same symptoms?

Michael Hanley 04 Sep 2018

Indonesia

Deforestation in Indonesia dropped by 60% in 2017, but they're not out of the woods yet

Indonesia made major progress in cutting deforestation last year.

Hidayah Hamzah, Reidinar Juliane, Tjokorda Nirarta "Koni" Samadhi, and Arief Wijaya · World Resources Institute 28 Aug 2018

Entrepreneurship

Asia's young entrepreneurs need help with the hustle

The region's youth are reaching working age faster than their countries can create jobs for them – threatening the strong growth of the recent past.

Haoliang Xu 10 Aug 2018

Indonesia

Here's why Indonesia is prone to earthquakes

The Indonesian island of Lombok has experienced several large earthquakes in recent weeks.

Jane Cunneen and Phil R. Cummins · The Conversation 10 Aug 2018

Forests

Indonesia's forests are continuing to suffer from growing deforestation despite government pledges

Deforestation has ravaged Indonesia over the last twenty years, meaning the government has had to get tougher on illegal logging.

Nithin Coca · Yale Environment 360 27 Mar 2018

Indonesia

This Indonesian startup wages war on plastic with edible seaweed cups

Jakarta food and beverages retailer Ong Tek Tjan sells ice cream in cups his customers can eat afterwards, instead of throwing them away.

Zahra Matarani 27 Nov 2017

India

This is what China and India can teach the developing world

To fight inequality, Indonesia should learn from China and India in combating digital illiteracy.

Primatia Romana Wulandari · The Conversation 18 Oct 2017

Indonesia

Indonesian men are wearing mini-skirts to end violence against women

A male-led Indonesian campaign group is attempting to eliminate violence against women.

Beh Lih Yi · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 03 Nov 2016

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Greenland’s ice sheets are disappearing faster than predicted - here’s why you should care

Here are three key reasons why melting in Greenland poses significant global economic risks.

Gail Whiteman and Konrad Steffen 13 Sep 2016

Gender Parity

What the world can learn about gender from an Indonesian ethnic group

The Bugis, an Indonesian ethnic group, view gender on a spectrum - a sort of sliding scale.

Sharyn Graham Davies · The Conversation 21 Jun 2016

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