Bird’s nest boom
Indonesia’s efforts to supply delicacies to China are evolving in surprising directions
Wasted talent
Returned migrant workers have much to offer, but have trouble achieving recognition for the skills they’ve developed abroad
Dancing against violence
Not even Mount Kelud erupting could stop Yogyakarta's activists from standing up against violence to women as part of One Billion Rising
Remembering Munir
A museum dedicated to the memory of the famous activist strives to promote human rights awareness among the younger generation
Connecting with tradition
A nearly extinct rural Sundanese art form is being revived in an urban setting
Defending murder
A marriage of convenience lies behind a campaign to defend Kopassus soldiers on trial for murder in Yogyakarta
Running in style
A new bug for running points toward a new politics of lifestyle
Sobaham Anderson 1
It’s easy to blame the central government for all of Papua’s problems, but it’s also inaccurate
Puskesmas Bokondini Anderson 1
Special Autonomy has crippled health services in the Papuan Highlands
Sex, lies and politicians
Indonesian politicians quite often star inadvertently in porn films, but it doesn’t seem to hurt them much
Syria as Armageddon
Indonesian jihadis believe that the Syrian conflict signals the end of the world
Café culture
The changing socio-economic status of Yogyakarta’s students threatens the survival of one of the city’s icons
Review: Voices from the unheard
Leila S. Chudori’s novel Pulang is an important addition to a growing literature examining the events of 1965-66 and its aftermath
Blaming Papuans
Education is a mess in Papua’s highlands, but fault doesn’t lie with the Papuans alone
A nation of dunces?
Bureaucrats and politicians have created an education system that is shockingly bad