National Politics

The labour movement successfully adopted new tactics in their campaign for social security reform

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

A mural competition in Yogyakarta sees Indonesians reinterpreting their revolutionary past in the light of present concerns

The election of Anas Urbaningrum suggests Partai Demokrat can survive without its founder, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Lapindo Brantas’ involvement in the Surabaya Post has restricted the way journalists report on the mudflow

The victims of the Lapindo mudflow disaster continue to assert their rights to compensation

Indonesian doctors have been persecuted for providing safe abortions for almost a century

When Indonesia’ s National Police took on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over the Bank Century case, the KPK won

The much publicised ‘Bank Century’ case is unlikely to do any lasting damage to SBY

Megawati Soekarnoputri stakes her claim to opposition, but will it be enough to stem her party's decline?

Abdurrahman Wahid’s life deserves serious and critical reflection

Prabowo’s party has deep roots in Indonesian political mythology

From the Archive David Bourchier (ii53: Jan-Mar 1998) looks at the new generation of military leaders, after a big shakeup between July and October 1997

Weak rules and weak implementation meant that influence could still be bought in the 2009 elections

Islamic political parties did not do well, but Islamic politics are going mainstream

Signs of underlying fragility in nationalist parties may benefit Islamic parties in future elections

Voters have done everything they can for democracy. The same cannot be said for elites

People in West Java hold diverse memories of the Darul Islam rebellion and its leader Kartosuwiryo

Muchdi’s murder trial starts falling apart