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

Indonesia’s Shi’a are moving ahead between local traditions and foreign orthodoxy Chiara Formichi   The billboard at th...

Two villagers from the rural fringe of Surabaya recall the most frightening night of their lives Dahlia Gratia Setiyawan &nbs...

Many of those accused of being communists fled to South Blitar after the Surabaya crackdown, only to become the target of the Trisula Operat...

Forty-five years later, survivors are telling their stories about their suffering in detention  Annie Pohlman  &nbs...

The exhumation of mass graves from 1965-66 is a fraught and dangerous business Katharine McGregor     &nb...

Critics say it’s just a fad but some young upper middle-class Indonesians are rediscovering forgotten histories Yatun Sastramidjaja ...

A unique pesantren, founded and led by an internationally recognised Indonesian calligrapher, attracts men and women from all over the archipelago ...

A mural competition in Yogyakarta sees Indonesians reinterpreting their revolutionary past in the light of present concerns Matthew Woolgar ...

A new generation of Indonesian theatre activists is staging performances based on the everyday experiences of local communities Andy SW and M...

The victims of the Lapindo mudflow disaster continue to assert their rights to compensation Bosman Batubara    Protesters ...

Lapindo Brantas’ involvement in the Surabaya Post has restricted the way journalists report on the mudflow Ross Tapsell  ...

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 ...

The Nahdlatul Ulama congress in Makassar arrests the slide away from liberal views but shows the organisation's vulnerability to outside political int...

Recent attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender meetings reveal the growing influence of Islamist groups and highlight unequal protection of ...

Bandung’s government opts for a religious program that matches the city’s character Julian Millie and Agus Ahmad Safei ...

A Christian church is asserting its democratic rights by suing the mayor of Depok Melissa Crouch      The constructio...

The tumultuous events of 1965 thwarted Liong Tjie Tjong’s writing aspirations Lewis Mayo and Julian Millie   &...

A temple procession brings Chinese culture to life in Jakarta’s streets Margaret Chan      A god's pala...

Indonesian labour activists are mourning the passing of a great man Michele Ford and Fahmi Panimbang        Fauzi Abdul...

Photo-essay: Drug users in Jakarta are trapped in a deadly equation Patrick Tombola Despite Indonesia’s many attempts to solve the drug ab...