Regions

Managing the border between West and East Timor has been an ongoing challenge

A decade on, East Timor is still linked to Indonesia

Private sector participation in Jakarta’s water supply has left many citizens high and dry

Voters have done everything they can for democracy. The same cannot be said for elites

Photo-essay: some of Jakarta’s poorest inhabitants find both suffering and happiness on the banks of its main river

Photo-essay: Kali Code is the heart of a diverse and eclectic community

Brotherhood among the poor urban youth of Jakarta

Will the US president continue unrestricted aid to Indonesia’s military?

Violence at the National Monument in Jakarta almost caused a conflict between Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah in Lamongan

There are big dangers in declaring success too soon

People in West Java hold diverse memories of the Darul Islam rebellion and its leader Kartosuwiryo

Grassroots organisations in Indonesia are building communication media from the most basic of utensils

Hindu-Muslim tensions have mounted, but not to boiling point

Internet use in Indonesian NGOs is strengthening civil society

Owners exert their sway in Indonesian newsrooms, but journalists soldier on

Poverty and mobility mark the neglected east

Independent record labels give the majors a run for their money

A Chinese community constructs and preserves the memory of their loved ones, the victims of racial and political violence in Banyuwangi

Chinese Indonesians play asylum roulette in the United States