GlobalPost — Indonesia

Indonesia: The home of "Green Islam"

Peter Gelling — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:25:36 +0000

Can Quranic teaching save the planet? Many in the world's most-populous Muslim nation think so.

Silicon Sweatshops: A promising model

Jonathan Adams and Kathleen E. McLaughlin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:54:56 +0000

There's no easy way to police supply chains in Asia. But one US high-tech firm and its Taiwan supplier are taking a creative approach that might just work.

Special report: Silicon Sweatshops

Jonathan Adams and Kathleen E. McLaughlin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:05:08 +0000

Despite strict "codes of conduct," labor rights violations are the norm at factories making the world's favorite high-tech gadgets.

Silicon Sweatshops: Shattered dreams

Jonathan Adams — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:24:07 +0000

Migrant workers making gadgets at Taiwan's high-tech parks sign deals that make them modern-day indentured servants.

Silicon Sweatshops: The China connection

Kathleen E. McLaughlin and Jonathan Adams — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:22:58 +0000

For migrant workers, an electronics factory job can be a ticket into China's booming middle class. But for many, it turns into a nightmare of poor working conditions and indifferent bosses.

Silicon Sweatshops: Disposable workforce

Jonathan Adams — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:22:25 +0000

Laid-off Taiwanese workers accuse their firm of violating industry codes even when times were good.

Asia's pushback to big tobacco

Patrick Winn — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:30:28 +0000

The cigarette industry wants a bigger slice of Asia. Activists want them to butt out.

Can Indonesia's "Hamburger King" topple McDonald's?

Sara Schonhardt — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:55:39 +0000

So far, the signs are not good.

Indonesia: Corruption junction

Peter Gelling — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:02:20 +0000

A corruption scandal hits — you guessed it — the country's anti-corruption commission.

Indonesia: You call this reform?

Peter Gelling — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:45:54 +0000

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's new cabinet has caused some head-scratching.

On Location video: Java, Indonesia

Peter Gelling — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:04:07 +0000

Terrorist mastermind Noordin Top is dead. But in the tiny villages of Central Java, his ideas live on.

Indonesia earthquake: One week later

Peter Gelling — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:07:44 +0000

Hope is abandoned, as rescue workers officially end the search for survivors.

A World of Trouble: Is the nightmare over?

Thomas Mucha — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:35:50 +0000

With signs of economic recovery finally emerging, here's where things stand in 20 countries around the world.

Indonesia's latest earthquake disaster

Peter Gelling — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:35:21 +0000

Our correspondent on the ground in Sumatra weighs in on fear, folklore and desperate rescue efforts.

Why Indonesian kids are crazy for punk

Maria Bakkalapulo & Ayumi Nakanishi — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:43:24 +0000

Death by stoning in Indonesia

Peter Gelling — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:27:01 +0000

Analysis: Forget what you've heard about "creeping fundamentalism." It's not true.

Indonesian commandos kill terrorist leader

Peter Gelling — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:23:15 +0000

Noordin Top, a master bomber, headed Southeast Asia's version of Al Qaeda.

Violence plagues Indonesia's restive province

Peter Gelling — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:29:45 +0000

In West Papua, US company Freeport-McMoran is in the cross-hairs.

Flying the unfriendly skies

Peter Gelling — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:36:44 +0000

Indonesia's airlines are the scourge of the world. Or are they? Europe partially lifts an embarrassing ban.

Meet the economic gangsters

Mark Scheffler — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:03:52 +0000

Economic gangsters come in all shapes and sizes — they're Asian dictators and Somali pirates.

Fears of a nuclear Burma

Patrick Winn — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:15:27 +0000

The evidence, the conspirators and one "very concerned" Hillary Clinton

Who bombed Jakarta and why?

Peter Gelling — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:41:32 +0000

Analysis: Meet Noordin M. Top, the most-wanted man in Indonesia.

Decoding Indonesia's election

Peter Gelling — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:08:56 +0000

Analysis: For Indonesia, the dullness of the recent election was a good thing.

Will Indonesia make it BRICI?

Peter Gelling — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:43:20 +0000

By largely escaping the global economic meltdown, Indonesia makes a run at the world's fastest-growing club.

The most influential person in Indonesia?

Peter Gelling — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:13:23 +0000

As Indonesia dodges the global economic crisis bullet, Sri Mulyani, a woman educated in America, has become a star.

Let's not fight. We're Indonesians, after all.

Peter Gelling — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:05:49 +0000

The country's first presidential debate devolves into a wild free-for-all of brutal politeness.

The starlet, the prince, and the sexual abuse allegations (did we mention kidnapping?)

Peter Gelling — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:38:08 +0000

It sounds like a crazy Indonesian fable. It's not.

A World of Trouble, the sequel

Thomas Mucha — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:40:50 +0000

Special Report: It's still ugly out there.

Malaria: The view from Indonesia

Peter Gelling — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:58:50 +0000

Isolation and poor access to hospitals complicates malaria treatment.

Does Facebook lead to adultery?

Peter Gelling — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:28:55 +0000

That's the logic of some powerful Muslim clerics in Indonesia. But others would be happy to "friend" you.

The globalization of social media

Thomas Mucha — Sun, 31 May 2009 16:03:18 +0000

Twittergate in Germany, Facebook adultery in Indonesia, and a big pile of Russian money.

Indonesia's "honesty cafes"

Peter Gelling — Sat, 30 May 2009 20:12:49 +0000

Want a hit of ethics in your coffee? Head to East Kalimantan.