Capturing Indonesia’s Many Sides
NewsHour deputy foreign affairs and defense editor Dan Sagalyn traveled to Indonesia in May 2011 to learn more about the Southeast Asian country -- the world's fourth most populous nation -- and the issues it faces today. Sagalyn joined 10 other U.S. journalists on the International Reporting Project-sponsored trip, where they visited the capital, Jakarta; Western Kalimantan; and Yogyakarta.
They met with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, officials at the U.S. Embassy, university students, religious and human rights leaders. They heard from former illegal loggers, a palm-oil tycoon, environmental advocates, public-health professionals, and teachers and clerics at a Muslim boarding school, and made a stop to an orangutan refuge.
Sagalyn also reported on Indonesia's pervasive corruption and the effects it's having on the country, and how Indonesians viewed the .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
