Aquaculture in adversity
The true costs of prawn farming are starting to show in Java
Some people call me Robin Hood
ELISABETH KRAMER speaks to independent anti-corruption activist Arifin Wardiyanto about his ‘extremist’ approach to fighting corruption
Fighting to survive
A small community in Southeast Sulawesi is engaged in an ongoing quest for recognition of its right to live on its ancestral land
Review: A complicated life
Jemma Purdey reveals the inner torment behind the charisma, generosity and enigma of the public man that was Herb Feith
Red, white and green
The entanglement of religion and politics in Lombok has the potential to change the island’s social order in unexpected ways
Defueling success
Pressure to reduce fuel subsidies presents the Indonesian government with a serious dilemma
One year after the Cikeusik tragedy
In this series of articles Sundanese intellectuals reflect on the Cikeusik tragedy and see alarming realities behind a brutal killing
The mohawk crusade
Punks are the latest victims of Aceh's Shariah bylaws
Where is the left?
It sometimes seems that there is little space for progressive politics in today’s Indonesia
A supreme ruler for Aceh?
The former rebels show an autocratic streak in their attempt to enthrone an absolute ruler
Aceh’s no win election
A dispute between former rebels threatens to undermine peace
Reformasi or deformasi?
Indonesia’s House of Regional Representatives is one of its worst performing political organisations
Performing Islam
Ki Enthus Susmono’s hugely popular wayang santri challenges standards of authenticity
Living traditions
A Balinese artist and temple priest builds on her father’s legacy
Review: Picturing Indonesian modernity
Karen Strassler shows how modern photographic practices played a role in the making of national subjects in postcolonial Java