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Seeking Soeparno

Seeking Soeparno
A man who left his home to work in a plantation half-way around the world

When is a public holiday not a holiday?

When is a public holiday not a holiday?
The 100 year anniversary of Indonesia’s ‘National Awakening’ fails to inspire

Oey Hay Djoen (1929-2008)

Oey Hay Djoen (1929-2008)

Policy drift

Policy drift
Ten years after Suharto, the economy is not recovering fast enough

An evening with Abu Bakar Ba’asyir

An evening with Abu Bakar Ba’asyir
Firebrand preacher’s audience doesn’t burn with enthusiasm

A world of reading

A world of reading
Local writers help combat illiteracy in rural Banten

Teaching and remembering

Teaching and remembering
The legacy of the Suharto era lingers in school history books

Jungle Schools

Jungle Schools
Volunteers bring alternative education to marginalised communities

Political fashions

Political fashions
Timur Angin photo gallery

Stable but unpopular

Stable but unpopular
Indonesians have a love-hate relationship with their political parties.

How far to meaningful democracy? - 1

How far to meaningful democracy? - 1
What you see is what you get.

€˜Go home, tourist!€™

€˜Go home, tourist!€™
In Kuta, a local surfer has found that it is worthwhile to share waves with tourists.

Angel sparks controversy

Angel sparks controversy
Journalists strike after West Java’s most famous newspaper ‘withdraws’ poem.

Voices from the muddy void

Voices from the muddy void
Living with the Lapindo disaster

Radio Pikonane

Radio Pikonane
Connecting Papua’s Central Highlands

Classroom culture shock

Classroom culture shock
An Australian teacher trainer learns a lesson (or two) in East Java

Miracle solution or imminent disaster?

Miracle solution or imminent disaster?
Jatropha biofuel production in Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara

Obituary - Mohammad Jusuf Ronodipuro

Obituary - Mohammad Jusuf Ronodipuro
30 September 1919 – 27 January 2008

How will Indonesians remember Suharto?

How will Indonesians remember Suharto?
Newspaper obituaries, from Sabang to Merauke

Deals and denial

Deals and denial
Who is really responsible for Indonesia's drug epidemic?

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