National

A culture of violence in schools makes life tough for kids

Foreign news coverage needs to focus on Indonesia’s people, not just its leaders

A photo essay about families of the disappeared

Indie designers rework commercial iconography – and the business of clothing production

A man who left his home to work in a plantation half-way around the world

The 100 year anniversary of Indonesia’s ‘National Awakening’ fails to inspire

Controlling local corruption is one thing; tackling the big guys in Jakarta is quite another

Firebrand preacher’s audience doesn’t burn with enthusiasm

Political parties have stronger social roots in Indonesia than elsewhere in the region

With no internal wars to fight, Yudhoyono can afford to reform the military

How Indonesia’s democratic transition transformed Aceh

A photo gallery

Our new edition shows how far Indonesia has come, and how much remains to be done

30 September 1919 – 27 January 2008

Who is really responsible for Indonesia's drug epidemic?

Arief Budiman reflects on Suharto and his legacy.

Jakarta’s disabled are striving for a better deal.

The passing of the technocrats