Sixty-seven residents of Wadas Village were arrested after opposing an andesite quarry for the Bener Dam in Central Java. A total of 518 families were evicted to make way for…
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Four soldiers have been convicted over the acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus. But Project Multatuli’s investigation found signs of a wider intelligence operation, with more suspects, stolen civilian identities, and a military trial that left key…
For the Indonesian media, there’s one key difference between the Jokowi and Prabowo administrations: the former monitored newsrooms from the outside, whereas the latter has people watching from within. THERE was a period in April 2025 when Cica had…
Indonesia’s plastic crisis no longer ends at the landfill or the market. Recent studies have detected microplastics in rainwater, urban air, and human biological samples. This raises a harder question: what happens when pollution becomes something people breathe and carry…
Trigger warning: The story contains descriptions of digital sexual abuse and violence. AI tools are making it easier to create sexualized images without consent while victims face real-world consequences and live in fear. Big tech platforms, from Meta to X,…
Trigger warning: The story contains descriptions of digital sexual abuse and violence. Reader discretion is advised. As generative AI usage rises in India, image, video, and audio morphing are becoming easily accessible. Without sufficient guardrails and laws in place, this…
Author Karen Hao argues that while the cost of Silicon Valley-led AI expansion is being borne by the Global South, there are ways to reverse this narrative and build collaborative AI systems that benefit all. As the dependence on artificial…
This report is the second installment of the #AutomationFever series supported by the Pulitzer Center. As newsrooms rush to roll out automation and partner with AI firms, they risk sinking deeper into ethical lapses, crises of trust, worker exploitation, and…
This report is the first installment of the #AutomationFever series supported by the Pulitzer Center. “Automate your tasks with AI so you can reclaim your time for what truly matters.” This is the typical pitch from artificial intelligence (AI) companies…
The youth in Nepal toppled its government in a span of 48 hours in what can be called one of the world’s fastest regime falls. But there are lessons in rebuilding a nation from youth-led revolutions across Asia. In early…
Colonial rule, missionary campaigns, and post-independence Indonesian policies suppressed Arat Sabulungan, the Mentawai belief system in which tattoos are sacred links to nature, spirits, and community. The crackdown nearly erased the tradition. In recent years, however, Mentawai’s next generation has…
