Society

Trials of a mother
For women giving birth in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and other rural and remote parts of Indonesia, adequate facilities and trained health workers are not easily reached
Maukah saya menjadi petani?
Para pemuda yang tinggal di desa berbasis pertanian menjelaskan keraguan dan aspirasi mereka tentang masa depan di bidang pertanian
When sexuality meets faith
The Youth Interfaith Forum on Sexuality links faith and sexuality to encourage participation in the fight against discrimination
Cash for the cashless
The new Village Law pumps money directly into subsistence villages: a crazy idea, or new development paradigm?
Bridging the divide after conflict
A recent visit to Ambon shows that trade is helping to bridge the divide in a religiously segregated society
T-shirt cosmopolitanism
Popular forms of writing in public reveal the richness of Balinese revitalisation
New aromas
'Fragrant literature' is giving way to a diversity of literary voices and identities
What’s trending?
Young Indonesians are leading trends in Indonesian writing and publishing
Would I like to be a farmer?
Rural youth in rice-growing villages explain their doubts and aspirations about a future in agriculture
Making their way
Indonesia needs to create better pathways from school to work
Negotiating access
Entering a competitive work environment, young men in Cilegon find their ambitions for employment hampered
Underemployed ambitions
Struggling in their transition from education to work, educated young people in rural Flores are often both dependent on and critical of local social support networks
Aspiring to become a civil servant
Trying to secure a government job, educated youth in Pontianak are rethinking the meaning of work and middle class success