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Economy

Beyond the Museum

Beyond the Museum

Asmat bisj-poles gain new meaning in a Papuan refugee protest in Melbourne

Tangguh goes onstream

Tangguh goes onstream

BP’s massive LNG project is due to begin operations in late 2008, despite social and environmental costs

Freedom of expression

Freedom of expression

Whether Papuans support autonomy or independence, they should be allowed to speak freely

Papua road map

Papua road map

Conflict resolution should move from a security to a justice approach

West Papua: Inside Indonesia?

West Papua: Inside Indonesia?

This edition of Inside Indonesia marks an important anniversary, and explores the multiple faces of Indonesian Papua today

Brothers in arms

Brothers in arms

Papuan footballers score goals against HIV.

Buffalo-induced malaria

Buffalo-induced malaria

An Indonesian medical doctor reflects on rural health practices

Inventing Papua

Inventing Papua

Migrants from South Sulawesi have played an important role in manufacturing a Papuan identity

Grassroots rehabilitation

Grassroots rehabilitation

The people of Poso are rebuilding their lives.

Back to the drawing board

NGOs are having to come to terms with the demands of the governance agenda

Crime and criminality

Crime and criminality

This edition of Inside Indonesia explores the complex politics of illegality

The rise and fall of a gangster

The rise and fall of a gangster

Ethics and politics don’t mix in the world of Jakarta’s preman

Prison cum hostel?

Prison cum hostel?

A political economy of drugs thrives inside one of Indonesia’s most notorious prisons

Inside Yudhoyono's anti-corruption machine

Inside Yudhoyono's anti-corruption machine

Despite attempts to re-engineer Indonesia’s governance mechanisms, corruption remains a chronic problem

Global fashion, remixed

Global fashion, remixed

Indie designers rework commercial iconography – and the business of clothing production

Seeking Soeparno

Seeking Soeparno

A man who left his home to work in a plantation half-way around the world

When is a public holiday not a holiday?

When is a public holiday not a holiday?

The 100 year anniversary of Indonesia’s ‘National Awakening’ fails to inspire

Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise

A land conflict on the tourist island of Gili Trawangan dates back decades

Policy drift

Policy drift

Ten years after Suharto, the economy is not recovering fast enough

A world of reading

A world of reading

Local writers help combat illiteracy in rural Banten

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