Deals and denial

Deals and denial

Who is really responsible for Indonesia's drug epidemic?
Sand rafts - a photo essay

Sand rafts - a photo essay

Along the Opak River in Pundong, near Bantul, Yogyakarta, locals trade their sweat for a pile of sand.
Modelling syariah in Aceh

Modelling syariah in Aceh

A conference in Banda Aceh reveals divergent opinions about what model of Islamic law Aceh should adopt
Politics of symbolism

Politics of symbolism

Unionists express their disgust at local government’s failure to look after the interests of workers
Postcards from a wasteland

Postcards from a wasteland

Despite being a scene of destruction and heartache, there is a strange beauty in the new landscape created in the wake of the Sidoarjo mud disaster.
Un-natural disaster

Un-natural disaster

An unstoppable flow of mud from an explosion in a gas well in Sidoarjo, East Java, has unleashed a plethora of political issues.
Eight years after 1999

Eight years after 1999

Displaced East Timorese children go hungry in Indonesian West Timor
Rise of the clans

Rise of the clans

Direct elections in South Sulawesi show that a new breed of political godfathers is coming to power in Indonesia’s regions. Parties are increasingly irrelevant, but electoral competition is real.
Glass ceiling in government

Glass ceiling in government

Women in the Ministry of Finance face significant obstacles to advancement
Making democracy work, Islamically

Making democracy work, Islamically

Indonesia’s Muslim educators support democracy, but grapple with how to make that commitment consistent with Islamic law.
Aa Gym

Aa Gym

The rise, fall, and re-branding of a celebrity preacher
Festival Mata Air

Festival Mata Air

A community takes a fresh look at water

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