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A room of one’s own

Source: Brigitta Isabella

Mobile libraries and writers clubs reveal a rich reading and writing culture among Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong

The Sultan of development?

Return to the rules of the Palace” on a busy street in Yogyakarta - Cally Colbron

Succession within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta decides who will own vast tracts of land

In sickness and in wealth

Double-storey modern house funded by a migrant in Hong Kong - Carol Chan

Village morality complicates our assumptions about what it means to ‘succeed’ as a migrant worker

Cash for the cashless

Buffalo are a traditional source of wealth and social status in Sumba - Jacqueline Vel, Sumba, November 2014

The new Village Law pumps money directly into subsistence villages: a crazy idea, or new development paradigm?

Bridging the divide after conflict

A new emerging market, Pasar Waiheru. Photo: Hatib Kadir

A recent visit to Ambon shows that trade is helping to bridge the divide in a religiously segregated society

Petrol subsidy cuts: Taming a tricky beast

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Petrol subsidies have gone, but at what cost to Indonesia’s poor?

Boosting youth entrepreneurship in creative industries

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Campaigns to promote creative industries promise new avenues of entrepreneurship for creative youth, but real career options remain uncertain

Making their way

Youth in Indonesia are facing uncertain school-to-work transition - Remco van Loenen

Indonesia needs to create better pathways from school to work

Negotiating access

Companies’ age-based hiring criteria for fresh graduates narrow young men’s opportunities to access entry-level jobs and traineeships in the steel industries - Suzanne Naafs

Entering a competitive work environment, young men in Cilegon find their ambitions for employment hampered

Underemployed ambitions

A team of volunteers waiting at a health centre for work - Schut

Struggling in their transition from education to work, educated young people in rural Flores are often both dependent on and critical of local social support networks

Aspiring to become a civil servant

Building on his passion for books, this young man engages in irregular work at a community learning centre - Wenty Minza

Trying to secure a government job, educated youth in Pontianak are rethinking the meaning of work and middle class success

Youth employment prospects and aspirations

Young shopping mall workers on a lunch break near Blok M, South Jakarta - Remco van Loenen

Young Indonesians display considerable resourcefulness in coping with difficult pathways into work, but more comprehensive policies are needed to improve their job prospects

Film review: Tanah Mama

A new documentary about a Papuan woman’s daily struggle to survive opens debate on the grave issues affecting her society

The Longan Tree

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Hannah Rambe's The Longan Tree tells a story of modernisation, progress and loss in Indonesia

Where to now for the MDGs in Indonesia?

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The Millennium Development Goals addressed the basic development needs of Indonesia, but tackling poverty now requires a more complex strategy

Disability data and the development agenda in Indonesia

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Indonesia needs stronger data to better include people with disabilities in the post-MDG era

Keeping women and babies healthy within an unequal system

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Problems of unequal access explain differences in Indonesia’s achievement of child mortality and maternal mortality targets

Quantity but not quality

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Indonesia is on track to achieve universal primary education, but questions remain about the quality of education

Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger

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Indonesia has halved poverty since 1990, but significant challenges remain

Film review: Daniel Ziv’s acclaimed 'Jalanan'

Film review: Daniel Ziv’s acclaimed 'Jalanan'

A film that takes the viewer deep into the lives of three people living on Jakarta's margins

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