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"It looks like the end of the world here"
In Burma, hundreds of thousands are without food, water or shelter in the wake of the cyclone, but the military junta prioritizes its grip on power.
By Jürgen Kremb May 7, 2008
The chastity belt: It's ba-ack!
Indonesian massage parlors are "protecting" female workers by forcing them to padlock their pants.
Tracy Clark-Flory Apr 30, 2008
W.H.O. are you?
Bird flu, AIDS, heart disease: Thailand and Indonesia have lots of problems, but does the World Health Organization have the right answers?
Andrew Leonard Feb 8, 2007
The Julia Child of Malaysian food
James Oseland, editor in chief of Saveur magazine, talks about culinary colonialism, his love of home cooking and why Malaysian cuisine may be the next big thing.
By Tracie McMillan Dec 12, 2006
Indonesia's great pageant debate
A militant group wants Miss Indonesia prosecuted for parading in a swimsuit competition.
Page Rockwell Jul 27, 2006
Hair uncovered? Makeup? You're a prostitute
Some say the effort to push Indonesia toward Islamic law unfairly restricts women.
Tracy Clark-Flory Jun 27, 2006
Where the chick lit is political
An Indonesian author talks about the political significance of the much-maligned genre.
Page Rockwell May 25, 2006
Playboy publishers fear retribution in Indonesia
Violent protests cause publishers to weigh risks.
Tracy Clark-Flory Apr 21, 2006
"Playboy go to hell"
The magazine's plans for a local edition in Indonesia anger antiporn activists.
Tracy Clark-Flory Feb 10, 2006
Saving the rain forests of the ocean
How greens and villagers, and a bunch of big ceramic snowflakes, are reviving the devastated coral reefs of Indonesia.
By Jeff Greenwald Dec 6, 2005
Saving the world by mutual back-scratching
Activists have hit on a new way to save Indonesia's endangered tropics: Pay for local projects in exchange for conservation.
By Jeff Greenwald Nov 25, 2005
Wolfowitz's new agenda
Experts say the war hawk's fealty to the oil industry could derail the World Bank's mission to reduce poverty.
By Daphne Eviatar Apr 26, 2005
Lost heroine
An activist who drowned in her prison cell during last month's tsunami represented Aceh's struggle for independence.
By Jacqueline M. Koch Jan 31, 2005
An unchanged landscape in Washington
The administration's confused and negligent policy toward human rights abuses in Indonesia is not likely to change in the wake of the tsunami.
By Sidney Blumenthal Jan 6, 2005
Make wanderlust, not war
Americans should stop listening to the fear-mongers and travel overseas. It's the best way to start bringing the U.S. back into the world community.
By Jeff Greenwald Mar 26, 2003
Indonesia at the crossroads
The terror attack in the world's most populous Muslim nation could stir up rage against Islamic extremists, says an expert. But if the U.S. invades Iraq, all bets are off.
By Eric Boehlert Oct 16, 2002
A reprimand for Reebok
The running shoes company wanted to give a big cash prize to an Indonesian labor activist. But Dita Sari said no.
By Leslie Dwyer Mar 25, 2002
Hangin' with the 'tans in Borneo
Deep in the Indonesian rain forest, our reporter braves tribal war to discover why orangutans may be driven to extinction by America's love for pool cues.
By Jennifer Hile Mar 6, 2002
"Jihad jive" in Jakarta -- or the real thing?
As Islamic militants protest the American attacks, Indonesia's new president must decide how hard to crack down on the latest threat to her complex, fragile, far-flung nation.
By Joseph Kirschke Oct 13, 2001
In search of the real Bali
A little-visited village illuminates the fabled island's mundane treasures.
By Jack Goldfarb Apr 19, 2000
Climbing the coconut tree
These foreign men are beautiful, brazen and as young as my son. I want something they have, but it's not what they think.
By Kathryn J. Abajian Apr 7, 2000
Bali's day of silence
Our travel expert offers tips on a Balinese holiday, flying with hamsters and car-rental insurance.
By Donald D. Groff Mar 23, 2000
Indonesian "sorcerer" commanded women into bed
Police have the 36-year-old fraud in custody for his own protection.
By J.A. Getzlaff Mar 3, 2000
Ecstasy in Borneo
Chinese exotic dancers offered me drugs and sex in Indonesian Borneo. Never underestimate a Lion's Club connection.
By Chris Taylor Feb 18, 2000
Crocodile genitalia siezed
The massive reptilian penises are smuggled into Malaysia as an impotence cure.
By Hank Hyena Jan 6, 2000
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