Regions

In Bali, it’s neither policy, parties nor entrenched elites, but image-savvy politicians and an all-powerful media that are dominating the new electoral landscape

Activists in Palu remain confined to the political margins

Islamic political parties did not do well, but Islamic politics are going mainstream

Signs of underlying fragility in nationalist parties may benefit Islamic parties in future elections

Weak rules and weak implementation meant that influence could still be bought in the 2009 elections

Dangdut music continues to be a vital part of Indonesian popular culture

As Minang dance shows, the guiding rules of culture are often unspoken

Indonesian women in Perth perform a ‘uniting’ dance

An update on dance and music in the reformasi era

Aceh’s performing arts have blossomed despite the conflict and the tsunami

From the highlands of Papua to exile in England, Benny Wenda is a leader of his people

Draft legislation is a prescription potentially worse than the ailment

Listening to the grassroots explain the 2009 general election in Bali

Drug users in Indonesia are made vulnerable by current drug laws

The authorities and the media promote vigilantism in Aceh

The people of East Timor are negotiating different conceptions of reconciliation in their daily lives

Links to Indonesian schools and universities remain strong in East Timor

Conflict between Timorese youth gangs and martial arts groups hark back to the Indonesian occupation

The choice of Tetum and Portuguese as national languages presents challenges to the new nation