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Indonesia
Indonesian Women to Get Husbands’ Salaries
Indonesian women are to get their husbands’ salaries, according to the Governor of Gorontalo Province. We’re looking for the island that Gorontalo lies on, for today’s quiz.
Banda Aceh Authorities Arrest Punk Rock Concertgoers for ‘Moral Rehabilitation’
Last month, the Islamic government of Banda Aceh staged a mass arrest at a punk concert over perceived threat to Islamic values.
Stopping Indonesia’s Roof Riders with Threatening Concrete Balls
Indonesia has gone to imaginative extremes to try to stop commuters from riding the roofs of trains Now they have an intimidating and possibly even deadly new tactic.
Body Percussion Music From Aceh
A group from Aceh performs body percussion music and is starting to get some notice outside the tsunami-ravaged region.
Tsunami Tourism in Indonesia
A growing number of tourists are coming to see the relics of tsunami destruction in Aceh.
Indonesia Offers A Lesson For Egypt
Egypt could get some guidance from Indonesia where a revolution cut short the military rule and produced a fledgling democracy.
When Will Indonesia’s Crippling Mine Strike End?
Indonesian officials say they are hopeful that a dispute at Freeport, the world’s second biggest copper mine, is nearing a resolution. Simon Hanna reports.
US Reaches Out to Young People in Indonesia
The State Department has created a multimillion dollar space for people under 30 in Jakarta’s upscale Pacific Place shopping mall.
Poor Indonesians Make Money in Jakarta’s Traffic as Jockeys
While many Indonesian drivers see Jakarta’s growing gridlock as a nightmare, some city residents see a business opportunity.
Wolfert Brederode Quartet’s New Song Inspired by Tragedy
A track from the new CD, “Post Scriptum,” refers to the devastating tsunami of 2004.
An Island with Tidal Bores
Looking for the world’s third largest island that is shared by three countries.
What Indonesian Health Officials Aren’t Doing to Combat Smoking
In Indonesia cigarettes are an important part of social life.
Indonesia’s movie crisis
In a tax dispute with Indonesia’s government, Hollywood studios have stopped sending movies there.
Saving the Orangutan
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In the Geo Quiz we hear about an unusal effort to save Orangutans. These great apes are threatened by poaching and especially habitat loss, caused by logging and farming. Their habitat happens to be in Indonesia and Malaysia but it’s limited to 2 islands. Can you name them? Download MP3
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