Regions

Three stories of people with HIV/AIDS in the central highlands of Papua show that both the government and community have a long way to go in confronting this major epidemic

Outsiders see arak consumption as a highly dangerous activity, but arak plays an important role in Balinese society

A new publication tells the story of the first graduates of the joint Indonesian Armed Forces Military Academy

Stories from Papua’s political prisoners show life at the edge of freedom

Detained asylum seekers face massive hurdles in accessing rights and protection

A disintegrating justice system is causing rampant prison overcrowding

Two young Solo poets believe poetry should serve the people

The second round of direct elections for governors and district heads shows that democratisation is allowing powerful families to entrench themselves in local politics

In West Papua province’s Raja Ampat islands, a local fisheries conservation initiative is setting a global standard

Visitors to Semarang’s Lawang Sewu find competing narratives of history, memory and popular culture

Forest conversion in Kalimantan is a local, national and global concern

Papua’s rural lowlands are being transformed by an encroaching global economy, but what happens to the people there is an open question

Indonesia’s parliament is cracking down on sorcery

The generation of artists rising after Reformasi is failing to create meaning outside the art market

Titarubi’s art challenges masculinity in Indonesian visual arts and beyond

Art critics welcome exhibition of edgy works on Islamic themes

A public donation campaign shames the national legislature into supporting Indonesia’s premier anti-corruption agency

Eben Kiksey invites the world to wake up to a crucial struggle unfolding in the Pacific

What do you get when you cross Sarah Palin and an Islamic polygamist? Meet Rhoma Irama – Indonesia’s king of dangdut