Topic: Indonesia

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Indonesia's answer to rising food prices

A top rice importer last year, Indonesia's government is allocating more land to grow it and other food crops.

Indonesia, a badminton powerhouse, looks to snatch back its glory in Beijing

Beyond shuttlecocks and makeshift courts, an archipelago nation’s craze – and glory – raises hopes, pressure, and the intensity of neighborhood games.

Indonesia confronts religious intolerance

A government decree regarding the controversial Ahmadiya sect causes a rift between extremists and moderate Muslims as well as secularists.

Study: Orangutans heading for extinction

Unless urgent action is taken, they could be the first great ape species in recorded history to become extinct, according to a new study.

A global war on inflation

Many nations have begun to tighten their credit reins in an effort to curb rising prices.

Saudi Arabia to boost oil output. Will gas prices fall?

At a rare meeting Sunday, some oil-producing nations tried to stabilize prices – and Western concerns over a recession.

Europeans eye U.S. models to ease school segregation

A diverse area in Amsterdam weighs assigning students based in part on race, class, and parents' education level.

Kuwaiti author creates 99 new superheroes

Naif al-Mutawa wrote 'The 99,' a comic book series based on Islamic ideas, which aims to promote tolerance.

How to cut the price of oil

Energy costs have become a driving force of inflation.

Global perceptions of U.S. improve

The prospect of a new president may be helping favorability ratings.

Facing inflation, Asia gets more aggressive

As social unrest grows over rising food and fuel prices, policymakers from Thailand to Indonesia are raising interest rates.

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Bolivia gets clean by staying green

Project pays Bolivia for the forests it does not cut - a potential model in the battle against climate change.

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Rising price of rice keeps U.N. scrambling to feed world's hungry

From Kenya to Cambodia, the World Food Program's offices are struggling to meet their budgets in the face of price increases, sometimes having to suspend vital programs.

The Monitor's View: Burma (Myanmar) dodges a bullet

The big lesson: Threats to force aid into the delta may have pushed the junta to relent.

How hard will neighbors push Burma (Myanmar)?

Burma said Monday it would allow in some Southeast Asian aid workers.

Asian, apolitical NGOs get better access in Burma (Myanmar)

The Taiwanese Tzu Chi Foundation says it has sent 15 workers into Burma and won permission to set up a distribution center in Rangoon.

How do Muslims view women's rights?

Many Muslims believe that women should have the right to vote and to hold any job outside the home that they qualify for.

China's quake: Why did so many schools collapse?

Earthquake experts say the collapsed schools may be a sign of poor construction despite adequate building codes.

In Burma, a frustrated quiet

Without aid coming along Burma's Asian Highway, Burmese head east to find help.

Sweet sorghum eyed for biofuel

Burma (Myanmar): An unbending junta still blocks aid

The military regime views foreign aid workers as potential spies or activists' allies.