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Unearthing Indonesia’s 10 Biggest Coal Oligarchs

In Indonesia, coal has long been exploited to satisfy the avarice of those in power. Prior to the country’s independence, in 1861, the Dutch colonial government began mining coal in Palaran, East Kalimantan, before kicking off production in Ombilin, West…

Viriya Singgih13 Feb 2022

Exposing Indonesia’s Coal Oligarchs

Project Multatuli has created an interactive data story to help the public peel back the many layers of the coal oligarchy—the small group of men who control the dirty energy source—in Indonesia. The story is presented in the form of…

Viriya Singgih13 Feb 2022

Life and Death in Muara Enim, Indonesia’s ‘Dirty Energy Barn’

Ribut Suratno had reached a boiling point. His left hand gripped the nape of the man’s neck, his right hand raised a machete. One slash was enough to decapitate the man, he thought. On that day, Ribut was walking into…

Viriya Singgih11 Nov 2021

In Coal-Hungry Indonesia, Dirty Fuels Are Made ‘Renewable’

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati knows very well how to handle President Joko Widodo. It’s next to impossible to argue with the Indonesian leader once his mind is made up. So when the president–popularly known as Jokowi–says to do something,…

Viriya Singgih13 Sep 2021