Edition 91: Jan-Mar 2008 - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia

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Tourism in question

Tourism in question

In our new edition, Inside Indonesia explores different perspectives on tourism.

Suharto's last erection

Suharto's last erection

Nationalism and every-day tourism.

Post-bomb lessons

Post-bomb lessons

Strategic planning for disaster remains a low priority for the central government, despite the lessons learned in the aftermath of the Bali bombings.

Food for the future

Food for the future

Organic farming takes root in post-bomb Bali

Eco-tourism for whom?

Eco-tourism for whom?

Bunaken National Marine Park is promoted as an ideal mix of tourism and conservation, but not all local people agree.

Living like kings

Living like kings

Working-class Singaporeans travel to Indonesia’s Riau Islands in search of a fantasy built around sex.

Singapore, not sawit

Singapore, not sawit

Tourism campaigns in East Kalimantan fall short of provincial middle class aspirations.

Rich, Asian and all-natural

Rich, Asian and all-natural

Indonesia’s wealthy partake of a booming spa tourism industry, joining a pan-Asian community of well-to-do consumers of the ‘non-west’

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