Quick facts – Seven capital cities that were built from scratch
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Indonesian President Joko Widodo tweeted last week that he will move the country’s capital away from the crowded main island of Java to Borneo. The current capital, Jakarta, is home to more than 10 million people, but about three times that many people live in the surrounding towns adding to the […]
Indonesians hope “milestone” ruling will dampen haze-fire risks
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Green groups have urged the Indonesian government to step up help for hundreds of thousands of people made sick by forest fires and the haze they cause each year, after the nation’s top court ruled Jakarta must do more to stem the problem. The Supreme Court last week upheld rulings […]