April-June 1997

POLITICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Making an ass of the law
Indonesia's courts mass produce 'justice' - IRIP News Service
All a pretense
Interview with MP Aberson Marle Sihaloho - Sharon Tickle
Tinder-box or conspiracy?
The recent outbreaks of rioting - Gerry van Klinken
Sleaze with Balinese kids
Foreigners accused of sexual exploitation- Putu Wirata
The world's first street university
Yogya's street kids show their creativity - Laine Berman & Harriott Beazley
Indonesia brokers Philippines peace bid
Interview with Ambassador Wiryono - Gerry van Klinken
Timor misadventure
A retired Indonesian officer condemns Indonesian invasion - Radio Netherlands

SOCIAL CONDITIONS & THE ECONOMY

Middletown comes to Malang
The new middle class loves progress - Jason Price
Big projects, little people
Demolishing kampungs to make way for condominiums - Lea Jellinek
The 200 millionth baby
The winner is Wahyu, East Lombok - Java Pos
Privatising social justice
Suharto's private foundation for the poor - David Bourchier & Ian Chalmers
Ordered out!
Indonesian workers in Malaysia- Suara Independen
Helping our fellows in Malaysia
An Indonesian NGO helps out in Malaysia - Suara Independen
The mask men
Diving for sea cucumber off Sumatra - Marlis Lubis

CULTURE

Agung Kurniawan
A Yogya artist makes violence his main theme - Tom Plummer

REVIEWS

Geoffrey Robinson, The dark side of Paradise:
Political violence in Bali - Ron Witton
Vern Cook (ed), Bali behind the seen:
Recent fiction from Bali - Ron Witton
Saskia Eleonora Wieringa, The politicisation of gender relations inIndonesia:
Gerwani - Liz Martyn
Garry Rodan (ed), Political oppositions in industrialising Asia - Chris Beale
James Dunn, East Timor: A people betrayed - James Rose

RESOURCES

In this issue
Newsbriefs
Summary reports on current affairs
Indonesia on the net
Finding Kalimantan on the Net - Gerry van Klinken
Bookshop