Economy

Jokowi must accommodate customary rights lest his development agenda spur land conflicts

Former migrant workers are finding new empowerment in the bureaucratic jungle of legal aid

HIV/AIDS is spreading rapidly because of the profound inequalities that afflict Papua

Beyond the tourism and real estate frontiers in Bali is a small branch of the global resource frontier.

A story of mass starvation tells us much about media coverage and local government in Papua

Sugar Group membiayai pemilu gubernur baru Lampung supaya dapat menjaminkan perpanjangan sewa tanah

Indonesia’s unions are engaging in electoral politics in unprecedented ways in an attempt to balance the influence of business

Democratic institutions are increasingly burdened by the illicit transactions and collusive practices of politico-business elites

Indonesia's economic and political transformation has been remarkable, now the challenge is to deliver rapid, broad-based improvements in living standards

Riverbank settlers love Jokowi, but they don’t want him to become president

Local communities resist mining development on Sulawesi’s Bangka Island

In Jakarta, 7-Eleven found a loophole that allowed it to break into small-format retailing, transforming itself and contributing to a revolution in Indonesian retail in the process

Returned migrant workers have much to offer, but have trouble achieving recognition for the skills they’ve developed abroad

See the world and be exploited

Robbie Peters' new book brings the poor urban kampungs of Surabaya to life

Rahmat Ajiguna talks to Eve Warburton about the need to make farmers the centre of food security in Indonesia

Ensuring food security in fisheries and aquaculture is an important challenge for the Indonesian government

Despite being a middle-income country, many Indonesians still face the prospect of going hungry

Hunger remains a problem in many Indonesian households

In West Papua province’s Raja Ampat islands, a local fisheries conservation initiative is setting a global standard