International Relations
Staying stuck
Asylum seekers from the Middle East and troubled parts of Asia can languish for years in difficult circumstances in Indonesia
High stakes
ASRIANA KEBON speaks to Indonesian underage minors who were returned to Indonesia following age determination hearings in Darwin
The triumph of jamu
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
Leaving Indonesia
As this edition shows, the choices faced by those who leave Indonesia for work are anything but simple
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
Token gestures
Despite recent government negotiations, Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia remain disempowered
American dreams
Undocumented Indonesian migrant labourers - known locally as kuli dollar - work long hours in difficult conditions in search of prosperity in Philadelphia
A matter of luck
Migrant domestic workers aspire to more than their home communities can offer and are willing to take risks to change their lives
Oppressed and they know it
Indonesian fishers in Taiwan are beginning to fight back
Learning to lead
Against the odds, Indonesian domestic workers have achieved real change in Hong Kong


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
Joshua Oppenheimer’s groundbreaking new film raises disturbing questions about why perpetrators of the 1965-66 mass killings still enjoy impunity fo...