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72: Give press freedom a chance

72: Give press freedom a chance
Published: Oct 09, 2002

Oct-Dec 2002

Media

Give freedom of the press a chance Indonesia's free press needs time to mature - Lukas Luwarso

'You wan see jiggy-jig?' Getting hot under the collar over Indonesian pornography - Justine Fitzgerald

Consuming passions Millions of Indonesians must watch soap operas - Amrih Widodo

Radioactive Radio has undergone a revolution since Suharto resigned - Edwin Jurriens

Exchanging news, bridging isolation The 68H network brings people closer together - Santoso

Getting connected The struggle to get Indonesia online - Onno Purbo

Eliana Eliana: independent cinema? A new wave of Indonesian films - Joanne Sharpe

A town like Malang A new local press must struggle to survive when the novelty of autonomy wanes - Kirrilee Hughes

Power to the people Indonesians are seeking a public voice through radio - Rebecca Henschke

Politics and human rights

Law, globalisation and military terror Civil cases are combating corporate impunity - Richard Tanter

Who is calling for Islamic Law? The struggle to implement Islamic Law in South Sulawesi - Dias Pradadimara and Burhaman Junedding

Peace for Poso Highlighting the state's role may help stop the Poso conflict - Syamsul Alam Agus

Culture

A love of language Unable to pay for formal lessons, many poor Indonesians have mastered English through radio, TV and film. Like Rizza of Surabaya. - Duncan Graham

Reformasi killed the poetry superstars Two poets tour Australia - Marshall Clark and Giora Eliraz

Two visionaries of Indonesian theatre Two directors resided in an intercultural realm - Ian Brown

Regulars

Behind the Postcolonial: Architecture, Urban Space, and Political Cultures in IndonesiaReview: Abidin Kusno examines trends in architectural design and urban planning in Jakarta - Julie Shackford-Bradley

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