Megawati Presidency

In search of honest, well-designed aid for people displaced by the Poso conflict

The IMF has enriched corrupt officials while burdening ordinary Indonesians with debt

Indonesia’s troubles today result from the pursuit of repressive forms of stability

Reform of the security sector is fundamental for achieving a democratic Indonesia

Democracy and autonomy are sold out to Western economic and security interests

Rotten politicians

Ethnicity and the nation

The Healing of Bali, a documentary produced and directed by John Darling, (video, 50 minutes), Taman Sari Productions, 2003.

Indonesian police reveal their soft spot

Preserving the literary past

Strange companions in Jakarta's Jalan Jaksa

After the New Order, pomp and ceremony is returning to dusty palaces all over Indonesia

Forestry business packaged in ecological concerns in Flores

Taking a legal approach to fighting discrimination

Ethnicity now plays a role in local politics in South Sumatra but money still rules

Ien Ang returns to Indonesia and her Chinese roots

Ethnic relations in West Kalimantan are marked with blood

Music is still a potent source of cultural resistance in West Papua

Ethnic nationalism under siege in West Papua