How do they live? How do they make their money? How good are they for Indonesia? This is the first time Inside Indonesia has run a whole edition on The Rich. The poor have obviously been more prominent in our pages because there are still so many of them in Indonesia. But the few with money have a lot more clout in this world. And let’s face it, we all enjoy the voyeurism of peeping into their lives. So how do you do a whole edition on the rich?

These newsbriefs present snapshots of how the rich live . . . and die

Beautiful living in Indonesia is possible if you are superwealthy

Money matters when preparing an upper middle class Batak wedding in Jakarta

Childhood obesity is a growing problem among the urban rich

Indonesian martial arts comics do not flatter the rich

Friends and connections hold the key to riches in Kalimantan’s Barito region

Why are the New Order billionaires still doing so well?

If the Indonesian government wants more people to pay tax it should improve public services and stop tax evasion by the rich

How much longer can elites hide their privileges from view?