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When Rendra returned from three years study in New York in 1967 the innovations he introduced into modern Indonesian theatre signalled the wider impact he would have on Indonesian cultural and political life

These 1979 Rendra postcards were illustrated by the New Art Movement painter Hardi, who had also attracted the unwelcome attention of the authorities

Rendra's broad humanitarian outlook was that of a renaissance figure

Recent book bannings mark a return to the repressive practices of the New Order

The tumultuous events of 1965 thwarted Liong Tjie Tjong’s writing aspirations

The peacock is no more

Photo-essay: Yogya’s community protests against the Pornography Bill

A law on pornography still divides the community

Piety and consumption in popular Islam

The arts scene has changed radically since 1998, but some of the old uncertainties remain

Sundanese have a habit of putting each other in their places

A photo essay about families of the disappeared

Local writers help combat illiteracy in rural Banten

The legacy of the Suharto era lingers in school history books

Review: Tarian bumi is the story of four generations of Balinese women

A new novel explores the ambiguous role of the outlaw in today's Indonesia

Women’s movement activists and artists unite

Cultural engagement is yet to reach its full potential