Coffee and comedy

Coffee and comedy

A portrayal of village life suggests alternate model of piety in Aceh
An ocean of rubbish

An ocean of rubbish

Innovative projects in Bali point to ways Indonesia might deal with its growing waste management problem
Remembering Permesta

Remembering Permesta

Fifty years on, memories of civil war are kept alive in North Sulawesi
Moluccan monuments

Moluccan monuments

Monuments help Dutch Moluccans to make the Netherlands home
Islamic New Year in West Sumatra

Islamic New Year in West Sumatra

Muharram celebrations in coastal West Sumatra have shaped a tradition that transcends religious borders
Review: Independent Nation

Review: Independent Nation

A new book sees Australia’s engagement with the Indonesian struggle for independence as a turning point in the history of its own nationhood
Reog Ponorogo

Reog Ponorogo

A bilateral spat reignites a unique cultural practice
From books to films

From books to films

Quality literature continues to lose out to how-to manuals and trashy novels
Indonesians speaking French

Indonesians speaking French

Around 7000 Indonesians currently live in New Caledonia as a result of a relatively little-known chapter in the history of Indonesia
Great temptation

Great temptation

Richard Oh’s film Koper is a moral allegory of life in today’s Indonesia
Containing bird flu

Containing bird flu

Efforts to control avian influenza need to consider the importance of birds in Indonesians’ lives
Day without television

Day without television

Indonesians act on their concerns about the new tele-visual environment
A dance with history

A dance with history

Rasinah’s story, like her career as a masked dancer, was complex and larger than life
Australian law on Rote?

Australian law on Rote?

Australian maritime law is undermining the livelihoods of Pepela fishermen
A revolution in the making

A revolution in the making

Casual designs are not just revolutionising batik culture, they’re also giving batik workers new choices

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