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

Gated communities are built with little concern for their social and environmental impacts Tristam Moeliono    ...

Jakarta needs more green space, but not at the expense of the poor Deden Rukmana        What ha...

Special autonomy and Papuan aspirations have been thwarted by Jakarta and hampered by the administrative fragmentation sponsored by local politicians ...

A political economy of drugs thrives inside one of Indonesia’s most notorious prisons John M. MacDougall    ‘Pass it ov...

As riots erupt across the country, Suharto is forcing rich companies to contribute to a private anti-poverty foundation. But, for DAVID BOURCHIER an...

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...

Indonesia’s labour movement needs to consolidate the gains of 1998 Michele Ford President Suharto’s resignation in May 1998, and the refo...

Just a public relations exercise that undermines workers’ rights Jeff Ballinger A new phenomenon has swept the world of international business...

What happens when wandering sea nomads have to settle? Chris Majors and Joanna Swiecicka Today most Bajo sea nomads live a settled lifestyle. ...

Elections do nothing to eliminate sources of social tension Max Lane The Indonesian presidential elections took place on 20 September. Susilo Ba...

Victims of the May 1998 riots seek justice and healing Rahadian Permadi Dozens of people are gathered in the modest office of the Jakarta huma...

Democracy and autonomy are sold out to Western economic and security interests Scott Burchill The attacks on the United States in September 2001...

The IMF has enriched corrupt officials while burdening ordinary Indonesians with debt Bonnie Setiawan Suharto’s development led policy agenda ...

West Kalimantan at a glance Indigenous Dayaks have been left behind by rapid economic change The term 'Dayak' is a collective a...

MICHAEL DOVE traces Dayak unhappiness to inequities in state development. The recent so-called 'ethnic conflicts' between Dayak and Madu...

JASON PRICE talks with the new middle class and discovers they love progress but keep the poor at arms length. Of late, much has been made of In...