National Politics

Petrol subsidies have gone, but at what cost to Indonesia’s poor?

A new volunteer movement is shining a light on Indonesia’s parliament and its representatives

Herb Feith Annual Memorial Lecture 2014

KK Dheeraj’s unauthorised biopic is full of tears and belaboured symbolism

Sugar Group financed the election of Lampung’s new governor to secure the renewal of its land leases

Indonesia’s unions are engaging in electoral politics in unprecedented ways in an attempt to balance the influence of business

Democratic institutions are increasingly burdened by the illicit transactions and collusive practices of politico-business elites

Indonesia's economic and political transformation has been remarkable, now the challenge is to deliver rapid, broad-based improvements in living standards

Riverbank settlers love Jokowi, but they don’t want him to become president

While material inducements to voters have been prevalent in 2014, candidates also employ innovative campaign strategies to attract support

The distribution of money, goods and other benefits is an integral part of electioneering in Indonesia

Jokowi’s path to the presidency might not be as smooth as it once seemed, but he is still the front runner

Edward Aspinall Indonesia’s legislative elections offer a window into the deep forces shaping the country, and a glimpse of its political future Indonesia is part way through its election year, having held its legislative elections on 9 April, and with the country now gearing up for the first round of the presidential polls in July. With more than 235,000 candidates running for seats in national, provincial and district legislatures around the country, the April poll was a massive logistical affair. It was also the culmination of years of effort, expense and stress for a huge number of people. Yet in some ways, the actual results of the election were an anti-climax.

A marriage of convenience lies behind a campaign to defend Kopassus soldiers on trial for murder in Yogyakarta

Jokowi’s record in public office justifies his strong public image

Bob Lowry reviews the memoir of the current Jakarta governor and likely frontrunner for the 2014 presidential elections

Food self-sufficiency in Indonesia is a valid problem but so far the government has only provided counterproductive solutions

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