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The failure of education in Papua’s highlands

Special Autonomy is widely regarded as a failure, but its impact on Papua’s schools has been even worse than expected

How can you be a straight cop when people just give you money?

A visit to the former president’s memorial shows that some Indonesians prefer an uncomplicated vision of the past

Review: Justice, victimhood and remembering the violence in East Timor

Lia Kent’s study of East Timor’s attempts at transitional justice is an important contribution

Review: Taking a musical journey in Sumatra

Margaret Kartomi’s life-long devotion to bringing Sumatran music to the world is revealed in her major contribution to analysing and preserving this musical heritage

Young Indonesian lesbians struggle with the pressure to marry

An unlikely alliance between former rebels and a former New Order tormentor will test the limits of Partai Aceh loyalty

HIV/AIDS is posing an ever greater threat to the health and welfare of people in the highlands of Papua

Three stories of people with HIV/AIDS in the central highlands of Papua show that both the government and community have a long way to go in confronting this major epidemic

A former volunteer shares his memories of the first five years of Inside Indonesia

The failure of education in Papua’s highlands

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Review: Justice, victimhood and remembering the violence in East Timor

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