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

Dozens of Acehnese drug offenders face the death penalty in Malaysia Antje Missbach    Cannabis plants    Michael Wolf ...

As this edition shows, the choices faced by those who leave Indonesia for work are anything but simple Michele Ford and Wayne Palmer ...

Pocket money given to intending migrant domestic workers comes at a price Wayne Palmer    Agents advertise their servic...

Indonesian migrant workers without visas - or sometimes even passports - rely on the help of middlemen to get past immigration checkpoints into East M...

Undocumented Indonesian migrant labourers - known locally as kuli dollar - work long hours in difficult conditions in search of prosperity in Philadel...

Against the odds, Indonesian domestic workers have achieved real change in Hong Kong Eni Lestari When Wayne Palmer spoke to the head o...

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

Asmat bisj-poles gain new meaning in a Papuan refugee protest in Melbourne Kipley Nink    Stefanus Akanmor (y...

Images of highlanders at home and abroad Jenny Munro Young people from Wamena, the urban centre of the Papuan highlands, frequently find the...

Migrants from South Sulawesi have played an important role in manufacturing a Papuan identity Iskandar Nugroho    Papuan cu...

A man who left his home to work in a plantation half-way around the world Denie Kasan    A picture of my gran...

 In welcoming you to our new version of Inside Indonesia, it’s fitting that we focus on one of the greatest achievements of Indonesia’s democ...

In our new edition, Inside Indonesia explores different perspectives on tourism.   Emma Baulch Displaying a needlefish on ...

In the wake of peace, Acehnese living in Malaysia are thinking about return. But it can be tough leaving a new life to start afresh back home. An...

Indonesia’s wealthy partake of a booming spa tourism industry, joining a pan-Asian community of well-to-do consumers of the ‘non-west’   ...

Jesus tattoos, karaoke and the bearded cleric — welcome aboard! Paul Dixon The vast archipelago of Indonesia spreads out over a staggering are...

Bugis IDPs have travelled as warriors, farmers, fishers and traders Greg Acciaioli The recent surge of IDPs (internally displaced persons) in In...

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

Poverty and mobility mark the neglected east Graeme Hugo Eastern Indonesia is a long way from Jakarta, not only physically, but also economicall...

Ethnic relations in West Kalimantan are marked with blood Mary Somers Heidhues In West Kalimantan, people like to speak of the ‘three pillarsâ...