Bad maps have undermined Indonesia’s development for a long time. For one, they have made it tough to fight the annual forest and peatland fires. Now, the government wants to establish a national ...

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The Indonesian government has decided to not include maps of indigenous territory in its unified land-use map database when it is launched this month, despite the fact that some of the maps have been ...

Mass graves are being dug in Indonesia after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and a tsunami hit on Friday. The death toll from the disaster has surpassed 840 with the number expected to rise. The Indonesian ...