Labour Migration
Leaving Indonesia
Costly inducements
Passports optional
Token gestures
American dreams
A matter of luck
Oppressed and they know it
Learning to lead
Rulers in their own country?
Special autonomy and Papuan aspirations have been thwarted by Jakarta and hampered by the administrative fragmentation sponsored by local politicians
Tangguh goes onstream
BP’s massive LNG project is due to begin operations in late 2008, despite social and environmental costs
Inventing Papua
Migrants from South Sulawesi have played an important role in manufacturing a Papuan identity
Colonial legacy
It may be true that Java rules Indonesia. But Javanese labourers in Sumatra, writes BUDI AGUSTONO, have been at the bottom of the heap for generations.
Aceh homebound?
In the wake of peace, Acehnese living in Malaysia are thinking about return. But it can be tough leaving a new life to start afresh back home.
Shifting faultlines
A new book opens up debate about the power of the journalist and media organisations reporting conflict in Indonesia
Tickamyer and Kusujiarti’s new book is essential reading
This Indian film’s popularity reveals a popular critique of the US
Then, as today, volunteers were vital for Inside Indonesia's survival and success
Co-founder Pat Walsh reveals how the magazine grew and thrived in the 1980s and 1990s
