Regions

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

Highland communities in Papua are demanding access to services, but there is a limit to what can be offered in the most remote settlements

There are signs that Indonesia may move towards abolition of the death penalty

As infectious diseases spread, strategic governance becomes ever more important

Rebuilding trust in doctors will be an important part of Aceh’s post-conflict recovery

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

Many Indonesian women face great difficulties in accessing safe terminations of unwanted pregnancies

Regional governments around Indonesia are devising new and ambitious free healthcare schemes for their electorates, but to what end?

Healthcare in Indonesia suffers from many chronic problems that only healthier politics can cure

Campaigns against smoking are finally gaining ground, but the tobacco lobby is fighting back

Essays, reflections and poetry on East Timor, 1999-2010

People in rural Papua are more interested in basic services than grand political struggles

A national strike shows that workers are once again a significant force  

Indonesian television advertisements are constructing images of Indonesia by appropriating well-known nationalist themes

Technology is opening up new possibilities for Sundanese literature

Indonesia is Facebooking, Twittering and blogging, but what effect is this having on campaigns for social justice?

Indonesian politicians want to raise their public profile but don’t want the criticism

Bali rockers Navicula find a platform for social change in online social media

Social media campaigns highlight the need for criminal law reform in Indonesia