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 ...

The Indonesian government has launched a long-awaited unified map of land-use cover across the country, in an effort to resolve overlapping claims that have led to conflict, human rights abuses and ...

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THIS shocking map of volcanoes shows why Indonesia has been ranked as the country with biggest volcano threat to life. Bali’s highest volcano Mount Agung, which is on the brink of erupting, is just ...

INDONESIA has been hit by an earthquake and tsunami with families reported missing and homes swept away. But where is Indonesia and where did the tsunami hit? At least one person has died after a 6.1 ...