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Riau declares emergency as URI outbreak among Talang Mamak kills five

Archipelago 4 months ago

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Riau declares emergency as URI outbreak among Talang Mamak kills five

The Talang Mamak is part of the Proto-Malay ethnic group, also known as ancient or aboriginal Malays, and is among the few isolated indigenous tribes on Sumatra that maintain their traditional ways of life. They live deep within the forests of Bukit Tigapuluh National Park, which spans Riau and Jambi provinces.

‘Slitting open earth’s skin’: Mining divides, damages Raja Ampat

Society 8 months ago

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‘Slitting open earth’s skin’: Mining divides, damages Raja Ampat

The Jakarta Post visits Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, to take a closer look at the recent nickel mining controversy that threatens to unravels the archipelago regency. In addition to causing irreversible damage to forest and marine ecosystems, the extractive activities have also created tensions among islanders.

Companies serve not only shareholders, but also stakeholders

Academia 1 year ago

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Companies serve not only shareholders, but also stakeholders

The creation of a corporate government code based on the 1945 Constitution' could prevent Indonesian businesses from making decisions that harm tribes living around their projects and the environments the tribes have inhabited for generations.

At least 53 killed in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

At least 53 killed in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea

The men were killed in an ambush in Enga Province, according to the Australian state broadcaster.

'We are divided': lake upends life for tiny Kenyan tribe

Community 3 years ago

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'We are divided': lake upends life for tiny Kenyan tribe

Three years ago, Kenya's Lake Turkana started rising dramatically, lapping at the El Molo's dome-shaped huts draped in dry fish, then pushing inland, forcing villagers to higher ground.

First coronavirus case detected in Ecuador Amazon tribe

World 5 years ago

First coronavirus case detected in Ecuador Amazon tribe

The first case of the novel coronavirus has been detected in one of Ecuador's indigenous Amazon tribes, the health ministry said Sunday.

Finding Nagaland: Tribes on India-Myanmar frontier dream of unity

World 5 years ago

Finding Nagaland: Tribes on India-Myanmar frontier dream of unity

The king of the Konyak tribe sleeps in Myanmar, but eats in India -- his house, village and people divided by a mountain border which serves as a vulnerable lifeline now severed by a coronavirus lockdown.

Brazil confirms first indigenous coronavirus case in the Amazon

World 5 years ago

Brazil confirms first indigenous coronavirus case in the Amazon

An indigenous woman in a village deep in the Amazon rainforest has contracted the novel coronavirus, the first case reported among Brazil's more than 300 tribes.

Papuan tribes ask military to enlist their children after giving up land

National 6 years ago

Papuan tribes ask military to enlist their children after giving up land

Aside from receiving financial compensation, four Papuan tribes have also asked the Indonesian Military to prioritize their children in enlistment.

Indigenous women of Jambi strive to make do after forest fires

People 6 years ago

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Indigenous women of Jambi strive to make do after forest fires

“After the forest burned in recent months, it has been very difficult to find damar resin,” said 30-year-old Nani, one of only 31 adult women of the Batin Sembilan tribe in Jambi province.

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