Regions

Indonesia’s troubles today result from the pursuit of repressive forms of stability

Reform of the security sector is fundamental for achieving a democratic Indonesia

Democracy and autonomy are sold out to Western economic and security interests

Rotten politicians

Ethnicity and the nation

The Healing of Bali, a documentary produced and directed by John Darling, (video, 50 minutes), Taman Sari Productions, 2003.

Indonesian police reveal their soft spot

Preserving the literary past

Strange companions in Jakarta's Jalan Jaksa

After the New Order, pomp and ceremony is returning to dusty palaces all over Indonesia

Forestry business packaged in ecological concerns in Flores

Victims of the May 1998 riots seek justice and healing

Ethnic stereotyping by local politicians in Lombok fails to please all

Searching for a new dominant ethnic identity

Taking a legal approach to fighting discrimination

Ethnicity now plays a role in local politics in South Sumatra but money still rules

Ethnic Chinese experience a ‘reawakening’ of their Chinese identity

Ien Ang returns to Indonesia and her Chinese roots

Ethnic relations in West Kalimantan are marked with blood