In the first of a series of articles we present recent work by demographers and genocide scholars at Michigan State University's Asian Studies Centre on the 1965-1966 killings. Their analysis takes the form of a collection of infographics tracing population numbers across East Java at this time.
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Challenging syariah
The media ignores women’s crucial role in the formation of regional laws in Aceh
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Competing Papuan identities
A battle is looming between an emboldened pro-independence movement and Papuans who are pro-Indonesia
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Alternative tourism in Bali
Community programs in northern Bali are aiming to avoid negative impacts of tourism so evident in the south
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Untreated trauma in Nduga
The plight of Papua’s internally displaced persons is not being recognised by the Indonesian government
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The waste emergency
Government, producers and the public must all cooperate to tackle Indonesia’s waste problems
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Bogus redemption
Mudik forms a bogus redemption for many precarious workers amid a lack of decent jobs in both rural and urban areas
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Review: Bridges of Friendship
An excellent reminder of the strength and importance of relationships between people of different cultures
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Aging remarkably
A lifelong activist and retired midwife is teaching her peers to stay engaged… and not burden their children
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More than six decades after being inspired as an undergraduate in Sydney, Ron Witton retraces his Indonesian language teacher's journey back to Suriname