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Former Indonesian terrorist Yusuf Adimira was convicted as an accomplice in the Bali bombings. Yusuf takes us back to how it all began.

Deadly teen violence is on the rise in Indonesia’s second largest city, Jogjakarta.

Indonesian President, Suharto, ruled Indonesia for over three decades, and allegedly amassed the largest ill-gotten fortune in all of Asia. A $35 billion theft, most of which was never recovered continues to haunt Indonesians till this day.

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Palu, Indonesia in 2018. The tsunami that followed killed thousands of people. A whole village was swallowed by the ground. Many were buried alive. VWN met with Ista Nur Masyithah to recount her horrific ordeal.

Keris is an ancient sword from Indonesia, believed to be endowed with supernatural power, Vice meets Jro Mangku Pande Ketut Mudra, one of the last remaining Keris makers who revived the craft of sword making in Bali

An ex-orangutan trafficker describes how orangutans are captured, bought and sold, the distances they travel to customers, and why there is such a demand.

Melati Wijsen, a young climate activist, often compared to Greta Thunberg, 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, and the toll it’s taken on her personal life.

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.”