Articles - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia

Helen Pausacker

Published: 29 September 2014

KK Dheeraj’s unauthorised biopic is full of tears and belaboured symbolism

Graeme MacRae

Published: 22 September 2014

Beyond the tourism and real estate frontiers in Bali is a small branch of the global resource frontier.

Rani Pramesti

Published: 18 September 2014

Essays and Fiction is a new series of writing in Inside Indonesia that aims to give voice to more personal stories about Indonesia. We welcome submissions in the form of reflective pieces, fiction, artwork, or essays about travel and fieldwork experiences.

Asahan Aidit

Published: 17 September 2014

A life in exile

Photo essay: Communing with the spirits and sharing food

Nicholas Herriman

Published: 15 September 2014

A Ramadan photo essay

Warren Doull

Published: 09 September 2014

The memoir of a former human rights commission official gives insights into handling of human rights in Indonesia in the late New Order and early reformasi period

Sandeep Ray

Published: 08 September 2014

The edge of Merah-Putih

Dorothea Rosa Herliany

Published: 02 September 2014

We are very pleased to present the first offering in our new series celebrating Indonesian literature, launched in partnership with the Lontar Modern Indonesia Library. In 2015, Indonesia will be the 'Guest of Honour' at the Frankfurt International Book Fair. Inside Indonesia joins in this festival of modern Indonesian literature, offering examples of writing from the finest established authors to new and emerging talent. Selamat membaca!

Amri Yahya and the Sydney University Labor Club

Ron Witton

Published: 25 August 2014

A link to Australia’s support of the Indonesian revolution

Bob Lowry

Published: 02 August 2014

Can the descendants of both sides of 1965 come together to help the nation achieve reconciliation?

Inside the kitchen of Jakarta's Istiqlal mosque

Aip Saifullah

Published: 24 July 2014

A Ramadan photo essay

Bobby Anderson3

Published: 20 July 2014

A story of mass starvation tells us much about media coverage and local government in Papua

Thushara Dibley

Published: 08 July 2014

Disability activists in Indonesia get their message through to the presidential candidates

Tim Flicker

Published: 22 June 2014

Football may be Indonesia’s most popular sport, but it is also riven with corruption – and the Indonesian media is looking the other way

Andy Fuller

Published: 21 June 2014

Junaedi gives a rare insight into Indonesia's football culture

Widodo Putro and Ward Berenschot

Published: 14 June 2014

The Freedom of Information Act has largely failed to make government institutions more transparent and accountable

Roanne van Voorst

Published: 01 June 2014

Riverbank settlers love Jokowi, but they don’t want him to become president

Review: Money, power and ideology in Indonesia’s political party system

Dirk Tomsa

Published: 18 May 2014

Marcus Mietzner argues that when seen in the context of other new democracies, Indonesia’s political parties are not so bad

Tessa Toumbourou

Published: 11 May 2014

Local communities resist mining development on Sulawesi’s Bangka Island

George Martin Sirait and Michele Ford

Published: 04 May 2014

In Jakarta, 7-Eleven found a loophole that allowed it to break into small-format retailing, transforming itself and contributing to a revolution in Indonesian retail in the process