Law

Indonesia’s children wrongly imprisoned in Australia still haven’t been compensated

Bootleg medicine sales are part of Indonesia’s healthcare infrastructure

For Jakarta’s most vulnerable, vertical social housing creates more problems than it solves

Indonesia’s first 'new city' may not be addressing the urban problems it was supposed to 

Mining law changes in decentralising Indonesia raises new challenges and opportunities for local communities

The Jokowi government’s policy shift contributes to pervasive regulatory ambiguity in Indonesia’s mining sector

The 2009 mining law and the community benefit in Sulawesi

Foreign investment in large-scale mining has encountered serious obstacles

Mining dominates East Luwu GDP but development of agriculture underpins equitable development

After reformasi, Kereng Pangi, Kalimantan became the site of a gold rush

Irrespective of location or commodity, peasants now compete with multinational mining companies on the mineral-rich tracts of Indonesia

Benefits ripple outwards but local government struggles to regulate the process

As a number of communities in East Nusa Tenggara reject mining, tourism as a resistance strategy can be equally exploitative

Aceh’s Commission for Truth and Reconciliation has an important, though delicate, mission ahead

After decades of neglect, Indonesia’s diaspora demands more rights

Locals contest national citizenship rights in North Maluku

Online corruption talk in Banten can be vitriolic

Compromises must be made in the quest for indigeneity among the Dayak Meratus

The new Village Law could substantially change Indonesia’s villages. Not necessarily for the better.

How a law that goes against many vested interests was enacted