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Indonesia: A Reporter’s Notebook

by Rachel Wolf: Every article in the Globalist is a composition, made from pages and pages of notes that you, the reader, will never see. Each day on a reporting...

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A Holy War Against Smoking

A Holy War Against Smoking

by Nathan Yohannes: JAKARTA—The perplexing medley of ultra-modern malls and office buildings coupled with street vendors and ragged beggars is the second thing...

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Riding Out the Next Big Wave

Riding Out the Next Big Wave

by Christina Lin: BANDA ACEH, Indonesia—Everyone has a tsunami story. The week before the tsunami, Teuku Alvisyahrin returned home to Banda Aceh, the capital...

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Green Priorities?

Green Priorities?

by Diego Salvatierra: A stroll around a Jakarta market is enough to reveal the vibrancy of the nation’s press. Dozens of publications, ranging from serious...

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Post-Conflict Connections

Post-Conflict Connections

by Angela Ramirez: Six years ago, Banda Aceh, the capital of the Indonesian province of Aceh, was embroiled in a fierce, 30-year conflict that claimed the lives...

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Healers and Hospitals: A Story of Healthcare in Bali

Healers and Hospitals: A Story of Healthcare in Bali

by Uzra Khan: BALI—At several places along the narrow, winding roads of Ubud, alongside stores selling intricate woodcarvings, silverware, butterfly kites, and...

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Policing Morality

Policing Morality

by Raphaella Friedman and Jeffrey Kaiser: BANDA ACEH, Indonesia—Cars and motorbikes streak through the colonnade of uniformed men, hoping to evade being stopped....

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Ruffled Feathers

Ruffled Feathers

by Rae Ellen Bichell: SURABAYA, Indonesia—The Pramuka Bird Market is big and bustling, its open-air stalls packed with birdcages from floor to ceiling. Freckled...

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