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Art and the city

Art and the city
Indonesian artists are using new media to rethink urban space

Dealing with social exclusion

Dealing with social exclusion
Illegal squatters in Jakarta struggle for recognition of their homes and livelihoods

Stars and stereotypes

Stars and stereotypes
The big business of Indo celebrities creates illusory expectations but things may be changing

Playing with the past

Playing with the past
Critics say it’s just a fad but some young upper middle-class Indonesians are rediscovering forgotten histories

The spirit of Sudirman

The spirit of Sudirman
A mural competition in Yogyakarta sees Indonesians reinterpreting their revolutionary past in the light of present concerns

Religious Bandung

Religious Bandung
Bandung’s government opts for a religious program that matches the city’s character

Social justice by design

Social justice by design
Architect Antonio Ismael Risianto promotes planning for the urban poor

When money rules over voice

When money rules over voice
Regional autonomy and spatial planning in Bandung benefits the elite

A city without social justice

A city without social justice
Jakarta needs more green space, but not at the expense of the poor

Down by the riverside - Kali Code

Down by the riverside - Kali Code
Photo-essay: Kali Code is the heart of a diverse and eclectic community

Staying clean

Staying clean
Drug rehabilitation in Indonesia

Faith, flags and festivities

Faith, flags and festivities
Images of highlanders at home and abroad

Chocolate Strawberry

Chocolate Strawberry
An Indonesian film breaks new ground on the subject of teenage sexuality

Indonesia'€™s Q!Film Festival

Indonesia'€™s Q!Film Festival
Young Indonesians are using an alternative film festival to promote awareness of sexual diversity

Skin deep

Skin deep
Young Indonesians struggle to resist the power of the skin whitening industry

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

Global fashion, remixed

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

Disabled megalopolitan

Disabled megalopolitan
Jakarta’s disabled are striving for a better deal.

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