Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir is the Asian studies subject coordinator at the Asia Institute of the University of Melbourne and the author of "State of Disorder:…
Under President Joko Widodo, Indonesia has gained international praise for its conservation policies. But now the government is clamping down on scientists who are questioning official claims that the country’s endangered orangutan and rhino populations are increasing.
The inauguration of Megawati Soekarnoputri, the most powerful woman in Indonesian politics today, as the chief adviser to the nation’s first-ever superbody for research and innovation has cast a dark shadow over the future of academic freedom in the country.