Edition 132: Apr-Jun 2018 - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia

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Building Jakarta

Politics, infrastructure and society in the modern megacity

Distance matters: social housing for the poor

For Jakarta’s most vulnerable, vertical social housing creates more problems than it solves

Menyoal jarak: Hunian sosial bagi masyarakat miskin

Bagi kelompok miskin Jakarta, hunian sosial vertikal lebih banyak membawa masalahan daripada solusi

Transport policy in gridlock

Attractive public transport and well-considered traffic policies are what Jakarta needs

Minibus and Transjakarta: Transport wars?

New mass transport infrastructure is disrupting Jakarta’s minibus economy

City of traps

People with disabilities are being left behind by Jakarta’s massive infrastructure developments

Roadside medicine men

Bootleg medicine sales are part of Indonesia’s healthcare infrastructure

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