Edition 58: Apr Jun 1999 - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia

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The politics of Indonesia

In this issue

Climb a mountain, save a forest

Idealistic students want to take eco-travelers up remote mountains in Sulawesi

Palm oil

Palm oil

Palm oil destroys forests and people

The price of rice

Bulog had to feed Indonesia, pacify farmers, and support Suharto’s industrialisation policy. What will happen to it now?

Back on the beat?

For years, police were ‘little brother’ to soldiers. Will that now change? And will it bring back the friendly local cop?

Tragedy in Sumba

Why neighbours hacked each other to death in a remote part of Indonesia

Tapol troubles

When will they end?

Coming out

For 32 years they were condemned to a life of misery. Now former communist political prisoners are emerging, slowly, into the daylight.

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