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

Indonesia’s carbon stores spark international attention Jeff Neilson    A hand-written sign forbidding forest clearing r...

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

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

Pining for the certainty of the Suharto era Chris Lundry    Years after his downfall, reverence for Suharto is obvious in an ...

Mining is booming in East Nusa Tenggara, but where is the wealth going? Nicola Colbran      Working hard at the PT Sumber J...

The value of children’s paid work on Lombok’s tobacco plantations presents a challenge to emotive arguments for the wholesale banning of child lab...

Migrant domestic workers aspire to more than their home communities can offer and are willing to take risks to change their lives Rosslyn...

Century-old conflicts persist in the vast tracts of Indonesia that are designated as state forest Sandra Moniaga   ...

Activists split with Indonesia’s government over whether land registration helps the rural poor Noer Fauzi   &nbs...

Central Java farmers refuse to get stuck in cement Alexandra Crosby        No entry for Semen G...

Conflicts between villagers and plantation companies in Sumatra are still unresolved Afrizal      &n...

The state’s requirements for marriage registration disadvantage poor rural women Maria Platt       No need for ID: mos...

Grassroots organisations in Indonesia are building communication media from the most basic of utensils Edwin Jurriëns ...

An Indonesian medical doctor reflects on rural health practices Brahmaputra Marjadi    Incorrect processing m...

The 100 year anniversary of Indonesia’s ‘National Awakening’ fails to inspire Phil King    ...

Local writers help combat illiteracy in rural Banten Ibnu Adam Aviciena    Community members welcome the mobi...

Volunteers bring alternative education to marginalised communities Butet Manurung    A jungle school with Ora...

Connecting Papua’s Central Highlands Tessa Piper In the Jayawijaya mountains of West Papua live some of the most isolated communities ...

Jatropha biofuel production in Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara Jacqueline Vel    The sign indicates plans for produ...

Last December, candidates affiliated to the Free Aceh Movement (GAM ) swept to power in local government elections in Aceh. They now face great chal...