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NGOs are having to come to terms with the demands of the governance agenda

Crime and criminality

Crime and criminality
This edition of Inside Indonesia explores the complex politics of illegality

The rise and fall of a gangster

The rise and fall of a gangster
Ethics and politics don’t mix in the world of Jakarta’s preman

Marginal and tattooed

Marginal and tattooed
A group of Jakarta punks challenges the criminal stigma attached to tattoos

Prison cum hostel?

Prison cum hostel?
A political economy of drugs thrives inside one of Indonesia’s most notorious prisons

Inside Yudhoyono'€™s anti-corruption machine

Inside Yudhoyono'€™s anti-corruption machine
Despite attempts to re-engineer Indonesia’s governance mechanisms, corruption remains a chronic problem

A sibling rivalry

A sibling rivalry
Since their institutional separation, the relationship between the police and the military has been troubled

Brutal lessons

Brutal lessons
A culture of violence in schools makes life tough for kids

Personality cults

Personality cults
Foreign news coverage needs to focus on Indonesia’s people, not just its leaders

Ten years of hoping and waiting

Ten years of hoping and waiting
A photo essay about families of the disappeared

Global fashion, remixed

Global fashion, remixed
Indie designers rework commercial iconography – and the business of clothing production

Seeking Soeparno

Seeking Soeparno
A man who left his home to work in a plantation half-way around the world

When is a public holiday not a holiday?

When is a public holiday not a holiday?
The 100 year anniversary of Indonesia’s ‘National Awakening’ fails to inspire

Oey Hay Djoen (1929-2008)

Oey Hay Djoen (1929-2008)

Corruption Inc

Corruption Inc
Controlling local corruption is one thing; tackling the big guys in Jakarta is quite another

An evening with Abu Bakar Ba’asyir

An evening with Abu Bakar Ba’asyir
Firebrand preacher’s audience doesn’t burn with enthusiasm

Stable but unpopular

Stable but unpopular
Indonesians have a love-hate relationship with their political parties.

Roots of democracy

Roots of democracy
Political parties have stronger social roots in Indonesia than elsewhere in the region.

The peace dividend

The peace dividend
With no internal wars to fight, Yudhoyono can afford to reform the military.

Basket case to showcase

Basket case to showcase
How Indonesia’s democratic transition transformed Aceh.

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