From books to films
Quality literature continues to lose out to how-to manuals and trashy novels
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
Richard Oh’s film Koper is a moral allegory of life in today’s Indonesia
Containing bird flu
Efforts to control avian influenza need to consider the importance of birds in Indonesians’ lives
Day without television
Indonesians act on their concerns about the new tele-visual environment
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 maritime law is undermining the livelihoods of Pepela fishermen
A revolution in the making
Casual designs are not just revolutionising batik culture, they’re also giving batik workers new choices
Stories for today
A contemporary artist brings new life to a moribund Indonesian theatre genre
A rare view
Review: Barbara Hatley’s new book documents a career-long study of, and passion for, performance in Central Java
Reading Indonesia
Review: A new textbook invites readers to consider a broad concept of ‘Indonesia’
Empty promises
The Clean Development Mechanism has failed to deliver
Who owns the carbon?
Indonesia’s carbon stores spark international attention
In search of sustainable farming
Bali-based NGOs are an important part of Indonesia’s growing sustainable agriculture movement
Front stage with the PKS
At its upmarket congress, Indonesia’s biggest Islamic party tried but failed to convince it has become an open and inclusive party
On death row
Dozens of Acehnese drug offenders face the death penalty in Malaysia