Regions

The middle of nowhere
Highland communities in Papua are demanding access to services, but there is a limit to what can be offered in the most remote settlements
Traveling for a cure
Rebuilding trust in doctors will be an important part of Aceh’s post-conflict recovery
A new model for mental health care?
Mental health services have been seriously neglected in Indonesia, but emergency responses to the Aceh tsunami and conflict have led to new ways of thinking
Ignorance that kills
Many Indonesian women face great difficulties in accessing safe terminations of unwanted pregnancies
A healthcare revolution in the regions
Regional governments around Indonesia are devising new and ambitious free healthcare schemes for their electorates, but to what end?
Medicine for a sick system
Healthcare in Indonesia suffers from many chronic problems that only healthier politics can cure
Living without a state
People in rural Papua are more interested in basic services than grand political struggles
Back on the streets
A national strike shows that workers are once again a significant force  
Selling nationalism
Indonesian television advertisements are constructing images of Indonesia by appropriating well-known nationalist themes
Tweeting about politics
Indonesian politicians want to raise their public profile but don’t want the criticism
Facebooking for reform?
Social media campaigns highlight the need for criminal law reform in Indonesia
Time bomb in Bali
A culture that suppresses conflict disguises decades-long tensions in Balinese communities
For the good of the people?
The challenges of governing ‘societal organisations’ pose difficult questions for Indonesian democracy