/tags/indonesia Indonesia en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 30 Sep 2013 22:59:00 GMT /2013-09-30/scientists-may-have-source-for-a-d-1257-mystery-eruption An international team compared sulfur and dust samples to determine that Samalas volcano on Indonesia's Lombok Island is the likely culprit. Mon, 30 Sep 2013 22:59:00 GMT /2013-09-30/scientists-may-have-source-for-a-d-1257-mystery-eruption Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-09-03/now-a-test-can-tell-if-your-pricey-cup-of-cat-poop-coffee-is-fake The world's most expensive coffee can cost $600 a pound, and it comes from — there's no delicate way to put it — civet poop. But how do you know if what you're shelling out for is the real deal? Chemists have come up with the world's first cat poop coffee test. Tue, 03 Sep 2013 19:14:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-03/now-a-test-can-tell-if-your-pricey-cup-of-cat-poop-coffee-is-fake Michaeleen Doucleff /npr-news/2013-08-10/volcanic-eruption-in-indonesia-kills-six Officials say the volcano had been rumbling since last year and that villagers failed to heed an evacuation order. Sat, 10 Aug 2013 18:12:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-10/volcanic-eruption-in-indonesia-kills-six Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-07-08/trapped-in-trees-by-tigers-men-rescued-after-five-days The Indonesian men caught a tiger cub in a snare meant for deer. Other tigers heard the cub's cries. One man died after his branch broke, tossing him to the ground, and the tigers attacked. The other five managed to hold out — and hold on — until help arrived. Mon, 08 Jul 2013 15:20:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-08/trapped-in-trees-by-tigers-men-rescued-after-five-days Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-06-30/a-hindu-goddess-arrives-to-bless-embassy-row A new statue outside the embassy of Indonesia in Washington, D.C., is strikingly different from the stately gentlemen depicted in most of the embassy statuary up and down Massachusetts Avenue. Sun, 30 Jun 2013 11:20:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-06-30/a-hindu-goddess-arrives-to-bless-embassy-row NPR Staff /npr-news/2013-06-23/malaysia-declares-emergency-from-cross-border-blanket-of-smoke The haze, caused by clear-cutting fires in neighboring Indonesia, has enveloped much of the country's south as well as the city-state of Singapore. Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:47:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-06-23/malaysia-declares-emergency-from-cross-border-blanket-of-smoke Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-06-20/singapore-endures-record-smog The choking haze that's enveloped the city state is being caused by brush fires in Indonesia, and Singapore's premier says it could last for weeks. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:41:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-06-20/singapore-endures-record-smog Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-05-31/battling-deforestation-in-indonesia-one-firm-at-a-time Environmentalists are focusing on big corporations to prevent the destruction of rain forests cut down for paper products. With help from some unlikely characters, they've scored a success against one of the world's largest paper companies. Fri, 31 May 2013 12:35:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-05-31/battling-deforestation-in-indonesia-one-firm-at-a-time Anthony Kuhn /npr-news/2013-05-05/the-threat-to-indonesias-biodiversity-foretold-in-the-1800s British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace warned well over a century ago about the risks to diverse forms of life in places like Indonesia. His words are more compelling today than when he wrote them. Sun, 05 May 2013 21:33:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-05-05/the-threat-to-indonesias-biodiversity-foretold-in-the-1800s Anthony Kuhn /npr-news/2013-05-03/unraveling-the-mystery-of-a-rice-revolution An economist wanted to find out why some farmers in the developing world were abandoning a new way of growing rice that increases yields while reducing the need for seeds and water. He found that even while their rice fields were more productive, their household income didn't go up. Fri, 03 May 2013 20:19:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-05-03/unraveling-the-mystery-of-a-rice-revolution Dan Charles