SEKALAK, Indonesia — The inhabitants of Sekalak village, in this forested region of southern Sumatra, have for generations passed down the legend of Puyang Baju Lantung, a man who was…
TABA PADANG, Indonesia — Yoyon remembers being elected head of his village back in 2010, here on the southwestern coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, following a spate of…
TIK SIRONG, Indonesia — It is often said in this archipelago country that the best solutions come through consensus. The phrase typically refers to people. But sometimes a compromise is…
Judges in Indonesia’s Bengkulu this week handed down the harshest sentence ever for tiger trafficking in the country, imprisoning a man for four years and fining him 60 million rupiah…
A sting operation brought down a pair of prominent wildlife criminals in southwestern Sumatra last week. Posing as buyers, authorities caught the men trying to sell tiger skins, bones and teeth.…
An open-pit coal mine in Indonesia's Bengkulu province. Photo: Taufik Wijaya The governor of Indonesia's Bengkulu province reiterated his commitment to bringing mining in the province under control, as environmentalists…
