The second round of direct elections for governors and district heads shows that democratisation is allowing powerful families to entrench themselves in local politics
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No-take zones
In West Papua province’s Raja Ampat islands, a local fisheries conservation initiative is setting a global standard
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A mysterious illness
Panas dalam can kill, but it can also be cured by a phone call
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Haunted house, haunted history
Visitors to Semarang’s Lawang Sewu find competing narratives of history, memory and popular culture
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Undercutting Kalimantan's future
Forest conversion in Kalimantan is a local, national and global concern
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Review: Reporting violence and promoting peace
A new book opens up debate about the power of the journalist and media organisations reporting conflict in Indonesia
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Review: Power, change, and gender relations in rural Java
Tickamyer and Kusujiarti’s new book is essential reading
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Review: My name is Khan
This Indian film’s popularity reveals a popular critique of the US
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Behind the scenes
Then, as today, volunteers were vital for Inside Indonesia's survival and success
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Bringing up Inside Indonesia
Co-founder Pat Walsh reveals how the magazine grew and thrived in the 1980s and 1990s
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More than six decades after being inspired as an undergraduate in Sydney, Ron Witton retraces his Indonesian language teacher's journey back to Suriname