Bali
Time bomb in Bali
A culture that suppresses conflict disguises decades-long tensions in Balinese communities
In search of sustainable farming
Bali-based NGOs are an important part of Indonesia’s growing sustainable agriculture movement
Not just an elite game
In Bali, it’s neither policy, parties nor entrenched elites, but image-savvy politicians and an all-powerful media that are dominating the new electoral landscape
Bali's wild side
Managing conservation, tourism and the needs of local communities in Bali Barat National Park
Waiting for Ngaben
Kuta Beach ceased some time ago to be what the brochures say it is. For Robert Goodfellow, the piles of plastic rubbish are signs of a deeper malaise.
Punks, rastas and headbangers: Bali's Generation X
Quite unknown to the tourists, Balinese youth are creating a dynamic musical identity that refuses to be colonised. EMMA BAULCH joins the death thrashers for an evening of metal.
Diany Sinung: from poverty to painting
GLORIA FRYDMAN talks with successful artist Diany Sinung about her favourite subject, other women.
Bali's other face
Geoffrey Robinson, The dark side of Paradise: political violence in Bali, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1995, xxii, 341 pp.
Whose tourism? Balinese fight back
CAROL WARREN reports on developments at Padanggalak, where outside money and graft encounter strong opposition.
Sleaze with Balinese kids
Amidst the 'sea, sand, sun and sex' at Kuta, little girls become sex objects for tourists. Some may even be sold overseas. PUTU WIRATA explores a spat that revealed more than intended.
Post-bomb lessons
Strategic planning for disaster remains a low priority for the central government, despite the lessons learned in the aftermath of the Bali bombings.
Globalisation challenge
Globalisation offers only disaster to Indonesia's poor. Student demonstrators should extend their protest to the powers governing their economy.
Rich, Asian and all-natural
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
