National

Two carts rest on a mining site path. The photo is taken at an angle where the path appears to be going down from left to right.
Mining law changes in decentralising Indonesia raises new challenges and opportunities for local communities
A write-off
School textbooks in Indonesia fail to teach environmental sustainability
Safe water at a premium
The UN’s claim that 87 per cent of Indonesians have access to safe drinking water seems exaggerated
Monumen Bambu Runcing (Bamboo Spear Monument), Surabaya Credit: Lidya Mewengkang
The slaughter of Indonesians by young nationalists has been hidden by romantic narratives of the independence struggle
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The Millennium Development Goals addressed the basic development needs of Indonesia, but tackling poverty now requires a more complex strategy
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Challenges for the protection of asylum seekers at sea in Indonesia
Picture of Prabowo on a car - Vembri Waluyas
Street vendors have organised successfully at the local level, but effective national organisation has proved more elusive
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Indonesia’s unions are engaging in electoral politics in unprecedented ways in an attempt to balance the influence of business
Warburton 1 Prabowo and Team at Senayan Rally Credit Liam Gammon
Democratic institutions are increasingly burdened by the illicit transactions and collusive practices of politico-business elites