Indonesian lawmakers have called for a government fact-finding investigation into alleged human rights abuses linked to a long-running land conflict between the Dayak Kualan Indigenous community and timber company PT Mayawana Persada.
Meteorologists say emergence of a strong El Niño climate phenomenon is increasingly likely this year, as ocean temperatures in June reached a record high.
Residents on Indonesia’s Bangka Island say wetland destruction from tin mining and oil palm expansion is driving a surge in deadly crocodile attacks along the coast.