Who benefits?

For the Forest Tobelo people, regional autonomy is a mixed blessing

Aceh's loss

Civil society mourns in the tsunami’s aftermath

Acehnese voices

As reconstruction moves into high gear, it’s time to listen to tsunami victims

Semsar Siahaan (1952-2005)

An outsider to all establishments, even artistic ones, Semsar Siahaan is yet to be accorded his rightful place among the ranks of great Indonesian artists

Mochtar Lubis

Always controversial, Mochtar Lubis was one of Indonesia’s most respected journalists and best-known authors for over four decades.

Uniform jilbab

The Islamic headscarf is now compulsory in many high schools

Polygamy and chickens

This man’s message is simple — four wives are better for business than one

Reviews

Review: This book is a useful contribution to a very small body of scholarly work in English on Indonesian literature. Pam Allen

The looming AIDS epidemic

Intravenous drug use is exacerbating the spread of the HIV virus

Lecture me not

Helping to boost English teaching seemed a splendid idea, but then Indonesian realities intervened

A shared vision

Portraits of Islamic women from different centuries and different organisations

Forty years on

With Suharto gone, the anniversary of the 1965 coup attempt is more controversial than ever

Kampung Kamal

Half a century after Herb Feith first lived in Kamal, Nikolas Feith Tan retraces his grandfather’s steps
Living in peace

Living in peace

The village of Oelua proves that Indonesians can live with difference.

Friends on the net

Networking sites are popular with young Indonesians

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