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How to love a country in a time of crisis

Indonesia has been brought to its knees by a small club of crony capitalists, says GOENAWAN MOHAMAD. The IMF deal offers hope because it will weaken their grip on the economy of 200 million other Indonesians.

From go-go to yo-yo

GERRY VAN KLINKEN traces the spectacular financial events that paralysed the country's business and political elites.

Friend or foe?

In this snapshot of politics at the end of January, ARIEF BUDIMAN worries that the embryonic alliance between Amien Rais and Megawati remains vulnerable to government attack.

I always throw the envelope away

ANGELA ROMANO explores the 'envelope culture' among journalists

A fresh wind is blowing

Why is it so hard to remember the evils of the past? ROB GOODFELLOW explores the pain, and the exhilaration, of memory.

The employment crisis

CHRIS MANNING explains why the workers suffer but cannot protest.

Ayam Majapahit

LAINE BERMAN sheds a tear for the late great Indonesian comic.

Capital offence

Indonesia's crisis was caused by global 'market forces', transforming nation-states into commodities. MARK BEESON explains.

Defining waria

Defining waria
Indonesia’s transgendered community is raising its profile.

Battle royal

Battle royal
Challenge to political parody on Indonesian television.

Transgendered in Malang

Transgendered in Malang
The waria community in this East Javanese city are out in the open, but misunderstanding and prejudice are still widespread.

Future Indonesia 2010

What will Indonesia look like in 2010?

Constitutional tinkering

The search for consensus is taking time

Looking back to move forward

A Truth Commission could bring healing for a tragic past

Mine thy neighbour

The Australian government needs to control Australian miners in Indonesia

In this issue

Gender justice

Sex in the city

Between girl power and the mother image, young urban women struggle for identity

Quo vadis, lesbians?

Lesbians want to be themselves

Women and the nation

Throughout its history, outsiders wanted the women's movement to be nationalist first of all. Now women are finding their own voice

Out in front

This energetic cabinet minister wants more power for women, fast

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