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I bet I'm the only person in #Japan who learned about what #OnePiece is not from anyone here, but from following news about #Indonesia and that symbol being used as a sign of protest against

Prabowo’s Indonesia draws opposition via cartoon pirates | Lowy Institute
Pop culture resistance can become a powerful form of resistance – especially when authorities overreact.

🤔 Who is clearing Indonesia’s forests — and why?
#indonesia

Who is clearing Indonesia’s forests — and why?
JAKARTA — While most tropical countries experienced record-high deforestation rates in 2024, Indonesia’s forest loss is slowing, bucking a global trend. But beneath the headline figures lies a troubling mystery: Nearly half of the forest cleared last year can’t be linked to any identifiable driver, raising red flags about speculative land clearing, regulatory blind spots […]

#Indonesia #Anarchism

Volcanic eruption in #Indonesia
"Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again Wednesday after forcing evacuations of villages and flight cancellations, including to and from the resort island of #Bali."
| CBC News |

Volcanic eruption in Indonesia forces evacuations, cancelled flights to and from Bali | CBC News
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again Wednesday after forcing evacuations of villages and flight cancellations, including to and from the resort island of Bali.

#Gig #workers are playing a central role in #Indonesia's #protests. It's no accident - there's been innovativ…

Long silenced, gig workers in Indonesia are organising and fighting for their rights
On 29 August 2024, the streets around the Presidential palace and the headquarters of Grab and GoJek in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, were filled with thousands of striking motorcycle taxi gig workers and their allies, wearing green jackets, helmets, and carrying signs calling on better working conditions and legal protections. It was the latest in what has become a regular occurrence across the country: actions, strikes and protests by an increasingly organised sector. Gig workers, long (…)

How Indonesian companies dodge fines for forest & peatland fires https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/how-indonesian-companies-dodge-fines-for-forest-peatland-fires/

How Indonesian companies dodge fines for forest & peatland fires
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s courts have ordered plantation companies to pay more than 21 trillion rupiah ($1.3 billion), an amount 28 times the environment ministry’s entire annual budget, for forest and peatland fires — yet almost none of that has been collected. This leaves burned land unrestored, smoke returning each dry season and climate goals slipping […]

There's an NGO in #Indonesia that has been happy to speak with me about #Japan or #WorldBank funding for #coal or