Chasing a cure for beriberi A long search for a cure for beriberi in Southeast Asia in the late nineteenth century was led by trial and a lot of error Read more
Review: 25 years of music activism For two decades Bali-based rock band Navicula’s mission has been to tackle some of the country’s biggest social and environmental ills Read more
Essay: Divine rejeki! What a wonderful windfall How can you get rejeki? Like everything else about rejeki, the answer is something of a mystery. Read more
Dorce Gamalama's burial and Indonesia's transgender traditions In contrast to the national motto ‘Unity in Diversity’ and its history of tolerance, Indonesian sexual minorities are not respected Read more
Book review: A life told in three parts Translations of Putu Oka Sukanta’s trilogy of novels, bring his stories of struggle, oppression and resilience spanning over sixty years of Indonesian history, to an English-speaking audience Read more
When the bond of love and the thread of debt flow like water For transnational families like those in Manggarai in East Nusa Tenggara, financial stability comes at great emotional cost Read more