National

Djenar Maesa Ayu – one of Indonesia’s exciting new female authors
Underage women in the commercial sex trade
HIV prevention in West Jakarta’s red light district
The entrance to a local election booth during the 2008 West Java election. (Ikhlasul Amal/Flickr)
Old elites are still in power, but direct elections now give voters a choice
Ignoring teen sexuality only increases health risks
Much more than just Indonesian without the grammar
Independent fashion moves from margins to mainstream
Thrills and spills of Jakarta’s street races
Rendra speaks
Australia: an alternative West in Asia?
Transforming rubbish into political art
Workers with soul take their message to the kampung
It’s been a long struggle trying to get unions to listen to women
Fauzi Abdullah reflects on more than a quarter of a century of organising
Greater freedom to organise also means more opportunity for division