A terrible legacy

A terrible legacy

Indonesian doctors have been persecuted for providing safe abortions for almost a century
The triumph of jamu

The triumph of jamu

European interest in Indonesian traditional healing has had its ups and downs, but in Java jamu reigns supreme, as it has for a long, long time
New leadership, new policies?

New leadership, new policies?

The Nahdlatul Ulama congress in Makassar arrests the slide away from liberal views but shows the organisation's vulnerability to outside political interference
Homophobia on the rise

Homophobia on the rise

Recent attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender meetings reveal the growing influence of Islamist groups and highlight unequal protection of citizenship rights
Prosperity denied

Prosperity denied

Mining is booming in East Nusa Tenggara, but where is the wealth going?
Review: Bali’s silent crisis

Review: Bali’s silent crisis

A new book seeks to understand the contradictions and challenges facing contemporary Balinese
Religious Bandung

Religious Bandung

Bandung’s government opts for a religious program that matches the city’s character
God and democracy

God and democracy

A Christian church is asserting its democratic rights by suing the mayor of Depok
Eager to work

Eager to work

The value of children’s paid work on Lombok’s tobacco plantations presents a challenge to emotive arguments for the wholesale banning of child labour
A storm in a bank vault

A storm in a bank vault

The much publicised ‘Bank Century’ case is unlikely to do any lasting damage to SBY
Snatching victory

Snatching victory

When Indonesia’ s National Police took on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over the Bank Century case, the KPK won
Review: Workers and intellectuals

Review: Workers and intellectuals

Michele Ford presents a soul-searching study of the Indonesian labour movement and the intellectuals who have supported it
Princess of populism

Princess of populism

Megawati Soekarnoputri stakes her claim to opposition, but will it be enough to stem her party's decline?
Gus Dur’s 100 days

Gus Dur’s 100 days

Abdurrahman Wahid’s life deserves serious and critical reflection
Censorship makes a comeback

Censorship makes a comeback

Recent book bannings mark a return to the repressive practices of the New Order
Expectant fathers

Expectant fathers

Men should be more involved in maternal and newborn health care

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