Many logs became forces of destruction in Indonesia last week, in a sign that deforestation compounded the devastation wrought by a cyclone.
Tag: Aceh Province (Indonesia)
20 Years Since the Deadly Tsunami in Asia
A look back at the horrible loss of life.
Rohingya Refugees Are Stranded at Sea for Days as Residents Reject Them
The refugees, after weeks on a boat, will be able to disembark temporarily in a town in Indonesia, but residents have refused to let them stay.
Rohingya Refugees Stuck on Boats in Andaman Sea, U.N. Says
Two boats carrying about 400 people have been at sea for weeks, the U.N. refugee agency said, calling on nearby governments to rescue them.
Female Rangers ‘Don’t Go All Alpha Like the Men’ to Protect a Forest
Rather than take a confrontational approach with trespassers looking to farm or log in a tropical rainforest in Indonesia, teams of women rangers try dialogue first.
U.N. Fears 180 Rohingya Refugees in Stranded Boat Are Dead
Families lost contact weeks ago with their relatives on the boat, the U.N. refugee agency says, while at least some of those on another boat adrift for weeks appear to have been rescued.
Indonesia Lets Stranded Refugee Boat Land After Vowing to Turn It Away
The boat came shore on Friday with more than 100 Rohingya refugees on board. Indonesia relented under pressure from rights groups.
For Young Rohingya Brides, Marriage Means a Perilous, Deadly Crossing
Girls and young women from refugee camps in Bangladesh, promised to men they have never met, are undertaking the dangerous journey to Malaysia to join them.
Rohingya Refugees Rescued by Indonesian Fishermen After Months at Sea
The ship, carrying around 300 Rohingya Muslims, had been at sea for more than six months after being denied port in Southeast Asia.
An Orangutan Named Hope Was Repeatedly Shot With an Air Rifle. She Was Blinded but Survived.
Rescuers found the animal and her malnourished baby on an oil palm plantation in Indonesia. She survived, but her baby did not.