Articles - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia

MARK WOODWARD

Published: 06 January 2025

Sukarno's dedication to the arts and obsession with creating a nationalist ideal live on in luxury hotels he built in the 1960s

VICTORIA WINATA

Published: 31 December 2024

What is cultural awareness? Is it about knowing the habits and languages of other people? These are good intentions, but there is a lot more work to be done

ASHLYNN HANNAH & SOFIA JAYNE

Published: 23 October 2024

Introducing a new podcast series

JEFFREY MELLEFONT

Published: 22 October 2024

From distinguished neurophysiologist to maritime historian

RON WITTON

Published: 07 October 2024

KHIDIR M PRAWIROSUSANTO & ELIESTA HANDITYA

Published: 02 October 2024

Yogyakarta's new international airport and aerotropolis embody national aspirations, but at what cost to the locals it has displaced?

DUNCAN GRAHAM

Published: 09 September 2024

RIKA FEBRIANI

Published: 02 September 2024

Tradition helps Minangkabau protect the land from foreign investors

RON WITTON

Published: 14 August 2024

More than six decades after being inspired as an undergraduate in Sydney, Ron Witton retraces his Indonesian language teacher's journey back to Suriname

CAITLIN HUGHES

Published: 09 August 2024

Makassar International Writers Festival and its ripple effects

ABDULLAH FAQIH

Published: 01 August 2024

The faces of young Muslim women in contemporary Indonesia

PATRICK J MAHONY

Published: 09 July 2024

We need to learn more about each other. If we do, we will find that in many ways we have much in common

GWYN ROBERTS

Published: 08 July 2024

What can be done to prevent suffering in Indonesia?

DUNCAN GRAHAM

Published: 04 July 2024

Owen Podger’s guide to aid-giving

ALVINO KUSUMABRATA

Published: 27 June 2024

Hearing about my mother's experiences in May 1998 became a pivotal moment that has shaped my life.

HELEN PAUSACKER

Published: 24 June 2024

IBNU NADZIR

Published: 20 June 2024

Beyond the hype, workers in this booming industry are seeking not only comic relief, but real improvements in their conditions. An Instagram account is helping with both.

VICTORIA WINATA & MONIKA WINARNITA

Published: 17 June 2024

The replacement of dangdut with TikTok dances in the 2024 elections heralds a massive demographic shift in Indonesian political campaigning and beyond

HASNA A. FADHILAH

Published: 03 May 2024

The Labour Party (Partai Buruh) was revived in the wake of opposition to the Omnibus Law on Job Creation, but failure in the 2024 election shows they failed to connect with the workers they aim to represent