Megawati Presidency

The Nahdlatul Ulama congress in Makassar arrests the slide away from liberal views but shows the organisation's vulnerability to outside political interference

Pining for the certainty of the Suharto era

Abdurrahman Wahid’s life deserves serious and critical reflection

Recent book bannings mark a return to the repressive practices of the New Order

The tumultuous events of 1965 thwarted Liong Tjie Tjong’s writing aspirations

Meaningful dialogue about the future of Papua requires that Indonesians and Papuans honestly address the past

Indonesian labour activists are mourning the passing of a great man

Prabowo’s party has deep roots in Indonesian political mythology

The media portrays women who marry terrorists as victims, but the reality is far more complex

A response to Jim Elmslie and Stuart Upton

Migration has caused many problems in Papua, but it is not part of a genocidal master plan

Papuan claims of genocide deserve to be taken seriously

The peacock is no more

Indonesia’s premier university needs to take action to improve facilities for disabled students

An update on dance and music in the reformasi era

From the highlands of Papua to exile in England, Benny Wenda is a leader of his people

The people of East Timor are negotiating different conceptions of reconciliation in their daily lives

Links to Indonesian schools and universities remain strong in East Timor

Conflict between Timorese youth gangs and martial arts groups hark back to the Indonesian occupation