A Christian church is asserting its democratic rights by suing the mayor of Depok
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Eager to work
The value of children’s paid work on Lombok’s tobacco plantations presents a challenge to emotive arguments for the wholesale banning of child labour
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Review: Social Science and Power in Indonesia
Social Science and Power in Indonesia is a detailed account of the current state of the social sciences both within and outside academic circles
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A storm in a bank vault
The much publicised ‘Bank Century’ case is unlikely to do any lasting damage to SBY
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Snatching victory
When Indonesia’ s National Police took on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over the Bank Century case, the KPK won
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Review: Workers and intellectuals
Michele Ford presents a soul-searching study of the Indonesian labour movement and the intellectuals who have supported it
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Princess of populism
Megawati Soekarnoputri stakes her claim to opposition, but will it be enough to stem her party's decline?
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Gus Dur’s 100 days
Abdurrahman Wahid’s life deserves serious and critical reflection
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Censorship makes a comeback
Recent book bannings mark a return to the repressive practices of the New Order
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Expectant fathers
Men should be more involved in maternal and newborn health care
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