Why It’s Another Bad Year for Indonesia’s Forest Fires
Source: Bloomberg, September 19 2019 By Yoga Rusmana An annual nuisance, stinging smoke from massive wildfires is blanketing parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore this year on a greater than usual scale. Most of the blazes result from illegal slash-and-burn methods used to clear farmland for…
President Jokowi Faces Student Protests and Crises Heading Into New Term
Source: The New York Times, September 25 2019 By Richard C. Paddock JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s president, Joko Widodo, preparing for his second term, faces a sudden loss of public support amid mounting crises, including student protests, burning forests and deadly violence in distant Papua province….
Tourism in Crisis: Forest Fires Cause Foreigners to Cancel Trips
Source: Jakarta Post, September 19 2019 Many foreign tourists who booked travel packages to Indonesia have reportedly cancelled their plans because of forest fires in Kalimantan and Riau, according to a report published by tempo.co on Wednesday. The head of the Tourism Ministry’s Tourism Crisis Center, Guntur…