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An agrarian reform agenda for Jokowi

Community members in Central Kalimantan attempt to prevent the planting of palm oil on land they claim as their own - Save Our Borneo
Jokowi must accommodate customary rights lest his development agenda spur land conflicts
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Putu gives God a hand

Putu gives God a hand
Recipient of the 2014 Khatulistiwa prize for poetry, Oka Rusmini's award-winning short story 'Putu Gives God a Hand' is a sharply witty critique of Balinese culture
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Back with a vengeance

Indonesian migrant workers hone their activist sensibilities at a protest in Hong Kong - istolethetv at flickr.com
Former migrant workers are finding new empowerment in the bureaucratic jungle of legal aid
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The paradox of virtual youth politics

A user-generated computer game developed by Jokowi’s team asks supporters to join Jokowi-Jusuf Kalla on impromptu visits - Generasi Optimis
Social media promotes political engagement among youth, but at the expense of accurate information and real-world political effects
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Fifteen years of Sinetron Religi

Promotional poster for Cinta Fitri Season Ramadhan.
The religious influence of prime-time television in Indonesia
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The case of Gregorius Rato

Gregorius Rato - Irfan Kortschak
The criminalisation of a whistleblower shows how corruption can entangle even participatory development programs
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Bui Ihi—The Cooling of the Harvest

Bui Ihi—The Cooling of the Harvest
Young emerging Indonesian poet
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KITLV Reading Room gone, collection remains

The Reading Room enabled interactions between scholars - Andy Fuller
The Institute will continue to operate without its famous reading room
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Faultlines and fractures

HIV/AIDS is spreading rapidly because of the profound inequalities that afflict Papua
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My eyes may be blue, but I am Indonesian

My eyes may be blue, but I am Indonesian
The different and difficult experiences of Eurasian Indonesians
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