Photo essay: Positive is negative
HIV/AIDS is posing an ever greater threat to the health and welfare of people in the highlands of Papua
Reckinger Lemaire
Three stories of people with HIV/AIDS in the central highlands of Papua show that both the government and community have a long way to go in confronting this major epidemic
More than a fatal attraction
Outsiders see arak consumption as a highly dangerous activity, but arak plays an important role in Balinese society
Poets against silence
Two young Solo poets believe poetry should serve the people
Candidates from left to right: Tenri Olle Yasin Limpo: Older sister of Syahrul Yasin Limpo; Akbar Danu Indarta: Nephew of Syahrul Yasin Limpo, Son of Tenri Yasin Limpo; Irman Yasin Limpo: Younger brother of Syahrul Yasin Limpo; Andi Ishak: Brother-in-law of Syahrul Yasin Limpo, Husband of Tenri Olle Limpo; Haris Yasin Limpo: Younger brother of Syahrul Yasin Limpo; Susilo MT Harahap: Brother-in-law of Syahrul Yasin Limpo, Brother of Ayunsri 'Uli' Harahap, Syahrul Yasin Limpo's wife / Michael Buehler
The second round of direct elections for governors and district heads shows that democratisation is allowing powerful families to entrench themselves in local politics
Freeing shovelnosed ray, Bobby Anderson
In West Papua province’s Raja Ampat islands, a local fisheries conservation initiative is setting a global standard
A mysterious illness
Panas dalam can kill, but it can also be cured by a phone call
Lawang Sewu, an imperial temple in modern Indonesia, Michael G. Vann
Visitors to Semarang’s Lawang Sewu find competing narratives of history, memory and popular culture
Sharukhan's Indonesian fans outside his concert at Jakarta International Convention Centre (8/12/2012)
This Indian film’s popularity reveals a popular critique of the US
Behind the scenes
Then, as today, volunteers were vital for Inside Indonesia's survival and success
Bringing up Inside Indonesia
Co-founder Pat Walsh reveals how the magazine grew and thrived in the 1980s and 1990s
Bauzi women in a health class for new and expectant mothers  Bobby Anderson
Papua’s rural lowlands are being transformed by an encroaching global economy, but what happens to the people there is an open question
Farmers meeting to discuss forest certification, Merryn Lagaida
The demand for sustainable timber is colliding with the needs of Central Java farmers