Jonathan Emont

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Indonesia's Top Graft Buster Novel Baswedan Talks to TIME

Novel Baswedan, 39, spoke to TIME from hospital in Singapore, where he is being treated for injuries suffered in an acid attack.

By Jonathan Emont / Singapore

Sumatra's Last Intact Rainforest Is Under Threat

The Leuser National Park in Indonesia is famed for its biodiversity. But now a provincial government wants to allow development across more than half the ecosystem, and even build a geothermal plant right in the middle of it

By Jonathan Emont / Banda Aceh

Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo Two Years On

When President Widodo was inaugurated on Oct. 20 2014, there was widespread hope that his "can-do" approach would translate into bold decision making and wide-ranging reforms. Two years on, experts believe his reforms have not gone far enough

By Jonathan Emont / Jakarta

Islamist Intolerance Poses Growing Threat to Indonesia

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo promised to crack down on hard-liners, but religiously inspired violence has grown sharply during his administration

By Jonathan Emont / Yogyakarta

Putting Burma's Inexperienced New Lawmakers to the Test

It's back to school for Aung San Suu Kyi's lawmakers, many of whom have spent that past 20 years as political prisoners and now must run the country

By Jonathan Emont / Rangoon
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