Inside Indonesia - a quarterly magazine on Indonesia and its people, culture, politics, economy and environment

Illegal squatters in Jakarta struggle for recognition of their homes and livelihoods

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European interest in Indonesian traditional healing has had its ups and downs, but in Java jamu reigns supreme, as it has for a long, long time

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Bandung’s government opts for a religious program that matches the city’s character

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Undocumented Indonesian migrant labourers - known locally as kuli dollar - work long hours in difficult conditions in search of prosperity in Philadelphia

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Jakarta needs more green space, but not at the expense of the poor

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Whether Papuans support autonomy or independence, they should be allowed to speak freely

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Ethics and politics don’t mix in the world of Jakarta’s preman

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A political economy of drugs thrives inside one of Indonesia’s most notorious prisons

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Indie designers rework commercial iconography – and the business of clothing production

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In Kuta, a local surfer has found that it is worthwhile to share waves with tourists.

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Along the Opak River in Pundong, near Bantul, Yogyakarta, locals trade their sweat for a pile of sand.

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Indonesian fishermen whose traditional fishing grounds are in Australian waters may have a Mabo-style claim, says CAMPBELL WATSON.

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Working-class Singaporeans travel to Indonesia’s Riau Islands in search of a fantasy built around sex.

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The peculiar relationship between sex and jasmine tea in downtown Semarang keeps both police and prostitutes in a game of cat and mouse.

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HIV prevention in West Jakarta’s red light district

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A Jakarta NGO is building alternatives to prostitution

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The street traders who feed and transport Jakarta are also its most unwelcome citizens

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