The winds of change
Men in Pekanbaru and Makassar are slowly changing their minds about domestic violence
Combating domestic violence
Government and the NGO sector are working to change attitudes towards violence against women
Review: Men and masculinities
A new book sheds light on the little studied field of male heterosexuality in Southeast Asia
Art for the people
Taring Padi takes stock of a more than a decade fighting the political establishment – with art as its weapon
The shadow of the Ayatollah
Indonesia’s Shi’i community is struggling to find the right balance between local traditions and its fascination with Iran
A house for all Muslims?
The United Development Party is determined to survive as a political force
Love the mall, love the earth
Eco-friendly malls make environmentalism sleek and chic, but they might do more harm than good
Review: A view from below
An important documentary film sharpens our focus on the lives of Jakarta’s urban poor
Review: Clashing interpretations
A new book warns against a simplistic understanding of religion, something that its editor feels the Western media does much too often
Angels and demons
While a famous ‘reformer’ tries to undermine Indonesia’s local democratic institutions, the predators come to the rescue
Public works and ethnic conflict
Tarakan’s riots illustrate the risks of collusive public contracting and the continued weakness of local security responses
A new frontier
East Kalimantan was once timber country, now it’s coal that rules
Aquaculture in adversity
The true costs of prawn farming are starting to show in Java
Some people call me Robin Hood
ELISABETH KRAMER speaks to independent anti-corruption activist Arifin Wardiyanto about his ‘extremist’ approach to fighting corruption
Fighting to survive
A small community in Southeast Sulawesi is engaged in an ongoing quest for recognition of its right to live on its ancestral land
Review: A complicated life
Jemma Purdey reveals the inner torment behind the charisma, generosity and enigma of the public man that was Herb Feith
Red, white and green
The entanglement of religion and politics in Lombok has the potential to change the island’s social order in unexpected ways
Defueling success
Pressure to reduce fuel subsidies presents the Indonesian government with a serious dilemma