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Sep 21, 2024 Last Updated 1:20 PM, Sep 16, 2024

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Review: Exploring the musical pasts of the Toba Batak

Julia Byl’s ethnographic study reveals a musical tradition formed by its interactions with other cultures and musical influences

When sexuality meets faith

The Youth Interfaith Forum on Sexuality links faith and sexuality to encourage participation in the fight against discrimination

Cash for the cashless

Buffalo are a traditional source of wealth and social status in Sumba - Jacqueline Vel, Sumba, November 2014

The new Village Law pumps money directly into subsistence villages: a crazy idea, or new development paradigm?

Freedom

Putu Wijaya. Image courtesy of Lontar Publishing

Arguably Indonesia's finest living writer of fiction, Putu Wijaya reflects on Indonesia's nationhood in his short story, 'Freedom'.

Collateral damage

Hundreds gather in front of the Istana Negara in a peaceful demonstration, including representatives from migrant worker organisations, groups opposing the death penalty, and concerned individuals Photo: Sring from Indonesia Migrant Workers Network (JBMI)

Personal cost of execution knows no borders

Bridging the divide after conflict

A new emerging market, Pasar Waiheru. Photo: Hatib Kadir

A recent visit to Ambon shows that trade is helping to bridge the divide in a religiously segregated society

A hidden past

The state should acknowledge the contribution of political prisoners on Buru

How vulnerable is Indonesia to future climate change?

Percentage predicted change in average yearly precipitation by 2100, based on 1960-1990 baseline climate conditions averaged over 21 advanced climate models. The size of each pixel represents the level of agreement between models on the magnitude of the change. There is low agreement among the models over Indonesia - The Met Office, United Kingdom

To understand the future of Indonesian precipitation, climate scientists are looking into the distant past

A gallery of Inside Indonesia magazine covers, 1983-2007

Inside Indonesia celebrates more than twenty years of vibrant and sometimes provocative magazine covers

Photo essay: Men you might know

Hansen's photo essay captures the faces of the men of Salatiga, Central Java

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