Articles - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia

While a famous ‘reformer’ tries to undermine Indonesia’s local democratic institutions, the predators come to the rescue

Tarakan’s riots illustrate the risks of collusive public contracting and the continued weakness of local security responses

East Kalimantan was once timber country, now it’s coal that rules

The true costs of prawn farming are starting to show in Java

ELISABETH KRAMER speaks to independent anti-corruption activist Arifin Wardiyanto about his ‘extremist’ approach to fighting corruption

A small community in Southeast Sulawesi is engaged in an ongoing quest for recognition of its right to live on its ancestral land

Conway presents a collection of oral histories that brings to the forefront the role of women in the resistance movement

Jemma Purdey reveals the inner torment behind the charisma, generosity and enigma of the public man that was Herb Feith

The entanglement of religion and politics in Lombok has the potential to change the island’s social order in unexpected ways

Pressure to reduce fuel subsidies presents the Indonesian government with a serious dilemma