No. 75 July-September 2003

Health

From jungkies to jihad
    
Drug use in Indonesia is a complex issue - Laine Berman
The long campaign
    
Malaria remains a major health policy challenge in Indonesia - David Mitchell
Surf Aid groundswell builds
    
Surfers rally to help the people of the Mentawi islands - Tim Baker
Free clinic for street children
    
Street children learn to value their health in Yogyakarta
     - Wied Trisnadi and Paramitha Hapsari

Traditional Medicine

Time honoured remedies for uncertain times
    
The traditional healers of contemporary East Java - Inez Mahony
Shrinking penis disease
    
The mysteries of koro puzzle doctors, but dukun come to the rescue
     - David Mitchell
Jamu for the ills of modernity
    
Jamu is evolving to meet modern needs - Margot L. Lyon
Solution or problem?
    
The regulation of traditional medicine has had unintended consequences
     - Putu Oka Sukanta

The Body

AIDS education from an unexpected corner
    
Government officials work with waria in South Sulawesi - Sharyn Graham
Teenage pregnancy
    
PIKIR is working hard to give pregnant teenagers real choices - Rosmalinda
Body-binding in Bali
    
Balinese dress says a lot about women’s roles - Megan Jennaway
Disability in Indonesia
    
Life is challenging for people with disabilities in Indonesia - Janene Byrne
Keeping up appearances
    
Manufacturing workers in Tangerang make a special effort to look good
     - Nicolaas Warouw

The Environment

Pesticide policy in Indonesia
    
What sort of attempt is being made to control the use of pesticides?
     - Muhammad Riza
Risky business
    
Mining interests in Indonesia are facing challenging times - Brendan Ross

Politics

The life and death of Aceh’s peace process
    
The collapse of the peace process has seen Aceh return to a cycle of
     violence - Michelle Ann Miller
Building social and legal reform
    
Australian lawyers and judges lend a hand
     - The Hon Justice Marcus Einfeld AO QC PhD

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