On the island of Langkawi, lessons go beyond the confines of the classroom, and teaching continues even at the beach. On Langkawi island in Malaysia, Rohingya refugee children enjoyed a rare day at the beach, guided by their teacher, Arafat Mohammad. Many of the children initially feared the sea due to traumatic stories from […]
Frontrunner tells Al Jazeera in exclusive interview that he will work for ‘the good of Indonesia’. Jakarta, Indonesia – On February 14, more than 204 million Indonesians will have the chance to vote for their new president. Incumbent Joko Widodo is in his second and final term, and is constitutionally barred from seeking re-election. Voters have […]
On the beach and in a car park, Rohingya refugees are taking shelter wherever they can amid a hostile reception in Aceh. Pidie, Indonesia – In December, Abdul Karim boarded a wooden boat from Bangladesh with his wife and two sons, with aspirations for a better life for the whole family. But during the perilous sea […]
At a temporary shelter in Aceh, a mother who travelled by boat to Indonesia dreams of a better life for her children. Pidie, Indonesia – Formin was pregnant when she boarded a boat from Bangladesh last December, accompanied only by her daughter, two-year-old Adiba. She had taken shelter in Bangladesh along with hundreds of thousands of […]
Concerns programme to provide victims of abuses from 1965 mass killings to Aceh conflict with compensation will hinder justice. Pidie, Aceh, Indonesia – For more than 16 years, Maria Catarina Sumarsih has joined a weekly protest in the Indonesian capital, opposite Jakarta’s Presidential Palace. The 71-year-old’s son was killed by Indonesian soldiers in 1998 during student protests demanding […]
Survivors and families of those who died in the October football tragedy feel the lives of the dead have been disrespected. Malang, Indonesia – After the Surabaya District Court sentenced a police officer to 18 months in prison – and acquitted two others – for their roles in last year’s crush at the Kanjuruhan stadium, residents in the […]
As Indonesia scales up construction of its new capital city, Indigenous people say they fear being displaced by the ambitious project. Sepaku, East Kalimantan – Sernai, 68, lives in a wooden house that once belonged to her great-great-grandparents. It is a simple home — there is no glass in the windows, and it is mostly unfurnished. […]
Man in charge of capital project tells Al Jazeera he is confident Nusantara will be a ‘liveable and loveable’ place. East Kalimantan, Indonesia – Indonesia is moving forward with its plans to build a new capital city — called Nusantara — in East Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo. The project is expected to cost approximately $34bn, and […]
In one of the world’s most expensive cities, the number of people without a home to call their own is soaring. Hong Kong, China – In an underpass in the central Hong Kong district of Happy Valley, Michael sits at a table, sorting leftover food from takeaway containers he finds in rubbish bins. The smell of […]
As the class-action suit over contaminated medicine begins, two mothers share why they joined the legal action and how they hope to achieve justice for their children. Jakarta, Indonesia – Five-year-old Shena has been in hospital since September. Her eyes move slowly when her mother calls her name but she is otherwise almost completely unresponsive. Her […]