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Indonesian President, Suharto, allegedly amassed the largest ill-gotten fortune in all of Asia. A $35 billion theft, most of which was never recovered.

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Palu, Indonesia in 2018. The tsunami that followed killed thousands of people. VWN met with Ista Nur Masyithah who recounts her ordeal.

Keris is an ancient sword from Indonesia, believed to be endowed with supernatural powers, VICE meets one of the last remaining Keris makers in Bali.

Melati Wijsen, a young climate activist, has managed to create change through an environmental policy banning single-use plastics in Bali.

Veronica Koman has been branded a traitor for her work defending human rights in Papua. She speaks to Vice World News about the reasons behind her activism.

In this episode of “I Was There”, we meet with Harwati, a mudflow survivor who was born and raised in Sidoarjo.

Hendrika Mayora Victoria Kelan is a trans woman who overcame impossible odds to become Indonesia’s first Trans Official.

Residents of the protected Leuser National park in Aceh struggle to keep Sumatran tigers away from their livestock and homes.

“When I saw her online, I was so shocked that I started crying. I couldn't even say a word. Never in my life did I think I would have a twin.”

“When I saw her online, I was so shocked that I started crying. I couldn't even say a word. Never in my life did I think I would have a twin.”

VICE travels to Aceh province, a region still struggling with palm oil related deforestation to find out how local farmers are offering an alternative to a problem.

Dr. Christian Walzer reveals how wet markets create the "cauldron of contagions" that allow viruses to spread between species, and eventually to humans.