National Politics

Indonesia's biggest Muslim organizations are having second thoughts about partisan politics

Conflict resolution should move from a security to a justice approach

Whether Papuans support autonomy or independence, they should be allowed to speak freely

Human rights groups report on abuses

The arts scene has changed radically since 1998, but some of the old uncertainties remain

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

The 100 year anniversary of Indonesia’s ‘National Awakening’ fails to inspire

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

Ten years after Suharto, the economy is not recovering fast enough

The legacy of the Suharto era lingers in school history books

How Indonesia’s democratic transition transformed Aceh

With no internal wars to fight, Yudhoyono can afford to reform the military

Political parties have stronger social roots in Indonesia than elsewhere in the region

Our new edition shows how far Indonesia has come, and how much remains to be done

30 September 1919 – 27 January 2008

Newspaper obituaries, from Sabang to Merauke

Arief Budiman reflects on Suharto and his legacy.

Jakarta’s disabled are striving for a better deal.

The passing of the technocrats