Nithin Coca
Equal Times
Sacramento, CA, United States
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Why informal workers are opposing waste-to-energy technology in South-East Asia
According to Pris Polly Lengkong, chairman of the Indonesian Waste Pickers Union (Ikatan Pemulung Indonesia, or IPI), which aims to provide a voice for the millions of informal workers in the (...) → Read More
What Indonesia’s Palm Oil Ban Really Means for Climate
Indonesia's palm oil export ban will do little to benefit the climate, as the reasons behind this shift are political and economic, not environmental. → Read More
How the labour movement helped defeat pro-business legislation in India and Indonesia
At the end of 2021 in Asia, two hard-fought movements saw their efforts bear fruit as workers saw victories in India and Indonesia against government moves to reduce labour rights in the name of (...) → Read More
Civil society raises the alarm over Mandalika, Indonesia's US$3 billion tourism project
A tourism development project in Indonesia backed by the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), is being criticised for enabling human rights violations against locals and (...) → Read More
The Cross-Sector Movement to Scale Sustainable Forestry in the U.S.
As companies raise the bar on their sustainable forestry commitments, one big challenge remains: There aren’t enough certified sustainable forests in certain markets to meet the demands of every company. This unique partnership offers a solution. → Read More
As Evidence of Human Rights Abuses Against Uyghurs in China Mounts, Brands Are Still Silent
Few companies are willing to speak about human rights violations against the mostly Muslim Uyghurs in China, even as such abuses, including torture, mount. → Read More
The fight for safe rates for transportation workers in South Korea
In the past decade, South Korea has emerged as one of East Asia's most advanced digital economies, with e-commerce, ride-hailing, and other services all growing. But for many truckers and logistics (...) → Read More
Why it’s time to blow the whistle on Amazon
Amazon, as the oversimplified origin story of the Seattle-based tech juggernaut goes, was founded by Jeff Bezos in his rental home garage in 1994. Today it is one of the largest multinational (...) → Read More
Inside Indonesia's fight to save its most important soil
Often referred to as one of the world's most important ecosystems, it's also one that's rapidly disappearing in bogs across the planet. While Indonesia's peatlands store more carbon than anywhere else in the world, they have been severely degraded. Once it's dry, peat can burn. → Read More
There Is Literally No Excuse to Keep Using Facebook
Facebook is harming democracies around the world, including the U.S. It supports shady advertising and fake news. There are other options more concerned with safety than revenue. Let’s #QuitFacebook. → Read More
What Indonesia’s Capital Move Really Means
Moving Indonesia’s administrative capital will be as bold a political experiment as anything in the country’s history. → Read More
Experts Say Sugar Is Becoming a Global Public Health Crisis
Public health advocates say that major brands' promotion of sugary products in emerging markets is potentially putting the well being of millions at risk. → Read More
Indonesia’s Surprisingly Quiet Election
In an era of increased electoral polarization and agitation, what are the lessons of Indonesia’s tame campaign? → Read More
Overseas Indonesians vote for country's next president
There are almost nine million Indonesians living abroad, a key constituency for the contenders Widodo and Subianto. → Read More
As Indonesia prepares to head to the polls, the crackdown in West Papua continues
With increasingly regular protests and a violent crackdown by police and the military, the contested Indonesian region of West Papua is currently seeing the highest levels of agitation it has (...) → Read More
Indonesia’s domestically-focused foreign policy
It is unlikely that Indonesia’s seat on the Security Council will see it take a stance on foreign policy issues. → Read More
The rise of disinformation and censorship in south-east Asia
South-east Asia is seeing a rapid deterioration of free press and freedom of expression. According to the 2018 Freedom in the World report from the Washington DC based non-profit Freedom House, (...) → Read More
Are Indonesia and Malaysia Ready to Stand up for China’s Muslims?
The two Southeast Asian states might be the best hope for pressure from the Islamic world. → Read More
Learning from the past: Japan’s tree-planting efforts provide lessons for other countries
As momentum grows around the world for reforestation, due in part to the need to sequester carbon, Japan’s experience can inform countries like China… → Read More
Will ‘Fake News’ Determine Indonesia’s Next President?
Nearly two years after Ahok, is Indonesia better prepared for misinformation ahead of 2019’s presidential election? → Read More