A whistleblowing culture The assumption of the importance of financial reward has held back work to eradicate corruption in Indonesia Read more
Resource nationalism as imperialism Foreign investment in large-scale mining has encountered serious obstacles Read more
A parliamentary free-for-all Indonesia’s political parties have lost control over the national budgeting process, as members of parliament prioritise their constituencies – and themselves. Read more
The case of Gregorius Rato The criminalisation of a whistleblower shows how corruption can entangle even participatory development programs Read more
Pemilu Lampung yang berlapis gula Sugar Group membiayai pemilu gubernur baru Lampung supaya dapat menjaminkan perpanjangan sewa tanah Read more
Lampung’s sugar-coated elections Sugar Group financed the election of Lampung’s new governor to secure the renewal of its land leases Read more
Business and politics in Indonesia’s expanding palm oil sector Indonesia needs political reform, not just legal prosecution, to eradicate corruption in palm oil plantations Read more
The business of politics in Indonesia Democratic institutions are increasingly burdened by the illicit transactions and collusive practices of politico-business elites Read more
Freedom of information The Freedom of Information Act has largely failed to make government institutions more transparent and accountable Read more
Money politics The distribution of money, goods and other benefits is an integral part of electioneering in Indonesia Read more
Coins for the KPK A public donation campaign shames the national legislature into supporting Indonesia’s premier anti-corruption agency Read more
Review: Power politics Jeffrey Winters’ Oligarchy is an epic work of comparative political insight but has little that is new to add to the study of Indonesia’s politics Read more
Some people call me Robin Hood ELISABETH KRAMER speaks to independent anti-corruption activist Arifin Wardiyanto about his ‘extremist’ approach to fighting corruption Read more
A storm in a bank vault The much publicised ‘Bank Century’ case is unlikely to do any lasting damage to SBY Read more
Snatching victory When Indonesia’ s National Police took on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over the Bank Century case, the KPK won Read more
Costly inducements Pocket money given to intending migrant domestic workers comes at a price Read more