First came the multimillion-dollar request by members of the House of Representatives to build a new and more luxurious building for themselves. Despite widespread public criticism, legislators are adamant about proceeding with their plans.
Major foreign firms like Walmart and KFC are contributing to forest destruction and the loss of species like Sumatran tigers by buying from Indonesian paper giant Sinar Mas, Greenpeace said Tuesday. It said Sinar Mas subsidiary Asia Pulp and Paper … Read more
Oslo, Norway. Developed nations pledged more than $4 billion Thursday to finance a program meant to help poor countries protect their forests and slow global warming. An agency monitoring the aid will be up and running before U.N. climate talks … Read more
The National Commission for Children’s Protection says it had recorded 1,826 cases of violence, sexual assault and incest against children across Indonesia in the first five months of 2010 alone. “The number of cases of violence against children, especially physical … Read more