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"This bird is disappearing from Indonesia’s forests for its song"
#Indonesia #Birds #Animals

This bird is disappearing from Indonesia's forests for its song
The rising popularity of songbird singing competitions in Indonesia has led to the dramatic decline of the white-rumped shama, a bird known locally as murai batu. Mongabay Indonesia video contributor Rizky Maulana Yanuar recently reported that keeping such birds is deeply rooted in local culture. In Javanese society, a man is considered to be successful […]

Wonder why this #Indonesia #fire, which I only just read about, didn't get nearly as much attention as the one that happened in #Switzerland a week later.

Manado retirement home fire kills 16, victims' identification ongoing
A fire at a retirement home in Manado City, North Sulawesi, on Sunday (December 28) killed 16 occupants, and local police said the identification process was ...

"Indonesia sues 6 companies over alleged links to deadly floods & landslides"
#Indonesia #Environment

Indonesia sues 6 companies over alleged links to deadly floods & landslides
JAKARTA — In the wake of the deadly floods and landslides that struck Indonesia in late 2025, the nation’s environment ministry has sued six companies, seeking 4.8 trillion rupiah ($284 million) in environmental damages linked to the disasters. Following devastating floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Senyar in November, which killed more than 1,100 people […]

I ordered a vegetable curry - which the day before, I had confirmed had no meat.
But today's staff decided to do me a favor and add chicken to it. Yay. Thanks...
#Indonesia #Vegetarian #Travel

“Indonesia bans elephant rides nationwide in landmark move for wildlife welfare”
#Indonesia #Elephants #Animals #Wildlife

Indonesia bans elephant rides nationwide in landmark move for wildlife welfare | The Optimist Daily
Indonesia has banned elephant rides in all zoos and conservation centers, marking a major step toward ethical wildlife tourism.

"Kak", "Bu", "Mbk", so far not a single #grab or #gojek driver has properly identified my name as male in #Indonesia 😅

Indigenous communities oppose Papua forest rezoning for palm oil https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/indigenous-communities-oppose-papua-forest-rezoning-for-palm-oil/

Indigenous communities oppose Papua forest rezoning for palm oil
JAKARTA — Indigenous communities in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua accuse the government of underhanded zoning changes to expand the so-called food estate program there to include large-scale oil palm plantations. Indigenous representatives have filed a formal objection to two decrees issued by the Ministry of Forestry that reclassify 486,939 hectares (1.2 million acres) of […]

"Indonesia’s solar capacity reaches 1.49 GW"
#Indonesia #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Indonesia’s solar capacity reaches 1.49 GW
Indonesia surpassed 1 GW of cumulative solar capacity in 2025, with an estimated 546 MW of added solar last year, led by deployments in the rooftop C&I segment.

I should learn some #Malay songs.
Just so that the next time someone in #Indonesia sings a #Hindi song because they think I'll like that, I can sing my favorite "

It seems that the #Telugu & #SouthIndian film wave hasn't reached #Indonesia?
When people refuse to accept me as an American, the Indian films/stars/songs they reference and I assume I know are a…

Saw an outlet refer to a region as the "Malay Archipelago"
Outside of Academia, does anyone actually use that term for the region anymore?
#Indonesia #Malaysia #Philippines

How often you hear right-wingers in the #west conflate or equate #Islam with #Communism is quite jarring when you're a journalist who first started covering politics in

Just saw an article refer to a village as being located in "#Indonesia’s Eastern Borneo province."
Strangely, later the article mentions "South Sulawesi" and not Southern Celebes...

Forgot that #DuckDuckGo is blocked in #Indonesia.

This trip, got to try #Manado food a few times and, it's officially up there with #Sunda & #Padang as my favorite regional #Indonesia