Regions

A doctor goes to work in a remote community in Flores

Building trust through trade in Ambon

For the Forest Tobelo people, regional autonomy is a mixed blessing

Military business brings many problems to Papua

What happens when wandering sea nomads have to settle?

Jesus tattoos, karaoke and the bearded cleric — welcome aboard!

Bugis IDPs have travelled as warriors, farmers, fishers and traders

Civil society mourns in the tsunami’s aftermath

International agencies need to take the time to understand local groups

As reconstruction moves into high gear, it’s time to listen to tsunami victims

Always controversial, Mochtar Lubis was one of Indonesia’s most respected journalists and best-known authors for over four decades.

The Islamic headscarf is now compulsory in many high schools

This man’s message is simple — four wives are better for business than one

Golkar still dominates Indonesian politics

Local theatre in Makassar reveals a backlash against Java-centrism

Women are now on both sides of the camera

Subversive ‘underground’ voices in Indonesian rap Michael Bodden It’s Jakarta, June 2004 and the boom box is playing a hip-hop beat. It’s a far cry from the meditative gamelan music, saccharine love songs or even the sensual dangdut one expects to hear in Java. The rapper is Xaqhala and he spins a gritty, rhythmic poem of everyday youth experience.

Indonesia’s comic scene is in a golden age but the industry remains marginal and plagued by self-doubt

Confidence crisis for Bali’s women mask dancers