Livelihoods

Attractive public transport and well-considered traffic policies are what Jakarta needs

Mining law changes in decentralising Indonesia raises new challenges and opportunities for local communities

Mining dominates East Luwu GDP but development of agriculture underpins equitable development

After reformasi, Kereng Pangi, Kalimantan became the site of a gold rush

Irrespective of location or commodity, peasants now compete with multinational mining companies on the mineral-rich tracts of Indonesia

Improved market chain monitoring and recognition of sociocultural dynamics are important for central mercury control

Small-scale manganese mining supports livelihood diversity

The New Order actively promoted citizenship of a particular kind for women

Lontar Modern Indonesia: ‘But that is, after all, the relationship between land and power... Whoever holds power will impose their view.’

Lontar Modern Indonesia: ‘Siapa yang pegang kuasa, akan paksakan pandangannya tentang bagaimana cara mengatur aset alam itu.’

Farmers and would-be farmers in Lombok are fighting a land-rights battle against the tourism industry

Village morality complicates our assumptions about what it means to ‘succeed’ as a migrant worker

Local communities resist mining development on Sulawesi’s Bangka Island

In Jakarta, 7-Eleven found a loophole that allowed it to break into small-format retailing, transforming itself and contributing to a revolution in Indonesian retail in the process

Rahmat Ajiguna talks to Eve Warburton about the need to make farmers the centre of food security in Indonesia

Hunger remains a problem in many Indonesian households

In West Papua province’s Raja Ampat islands, a local fisheries conservation initiative is setting a global standard

ASRIANA KEBON speaks to Indonesian underage minors who were returned to Indonesia following age determination hearings in Darwin

The true costs of prawn farming are starting to show in Java