Corruption
Coins for the KPK
A public donation campaign shames the national legislature into supporting Indonesia’s premier anti-corruption agency
Review: Power politics
Jeffrey Winters’ Oligarchy is an epic work of comparative political insight but has little that is new to add to the study of Indonesia’s politics
Some people call me Robin Hood
ELISABETH KRAMER speaks to independent anti-corruption activist Arifin Wardiyanto about his ‘extremist’ approach to fighting corruption
Costly inducements
Pocket money given to intending migrant domestic workers comes at a price
Passports optional
Indonesian migrant workers without visas - or sometimes even passports - rely on the help of middlemen to get past immigration checkpoints into East Malaysia
Snatching victory
When Indonesia’ s National Police took on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over the Bank Century case, the KPK won
Token gestures
Despite recent government negotiations, Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia remain disempowered
A storm in a bank vault
The much publicised ‘Bank Century’ case is unlikely to do any lasting damage to SBY


The demand for sustainable timber is colliding with the needs of Central Java farmers
Jusuf Wanandi’s memoir allows glimpses into the mindset of Suharto-era officialdom
Indonesia’s parliament is cracking down on sorcery
Recent ground-breaking publications, an internationally award-winning film and a major conference are opening up new truths about Indonesia’s past
The filmmaker explains that The Act of Killing exposes the imagination of terror