Java

Farmers in East Java are still working land they took three years ago

The street traders who feed and transport Jakarta are also its most unwelcome citizens

Lea Jellinek

Surviving thirty years in Central Jakarta

Herb Feith, who began it all 50 years ago, inspires a new volunteer

How to escape the mainstream, big money, newspaper thought police

A sampling of performances in Java

East Timorese students in Yogyakarta suffer intimidation

Review: Abidin Kusno examines trends in architectural design and urban planning in Jakarta

Unable to pay for formal lessons, many poor Indonesians have mastered English through radio, TV and film. Like Rizza of Surabaya.

Indonesians are seeking a public voice through radio

A new local press must struggle to survive when the novelty of autonomy wanes

The Military Fleeces and Polices Port Workers

Street children face police and security guards

The Security Forces as a Source of Insecurity

Life in an East Javanese Islamic boarding school

Manufacturing workers in Tangerang make a special effort to look good

The traditional healers of contemporary East Java

Street children learn to value their health in Yogyakarta