An inadvertent terrorist One man’s humdrum pathway into terrorism demonstrates the need for extra care in prisons and de-radicalisation programs Read more
No justice at home or abroad Indonesia’s children wrongly imprisoned in Australia still haven’t been compensated Read more
Roadside medicine men Bootleg medicine sales are part of Indonesia’s healthcare infrastructure Read more
Distance matters: social housing for the poor For Jakarta’s most vulnerable, vertical social housing creates more problems than it solves Read more
Social exclusion in a state urban mega-development Indonesia’s first 'new city' may not be addressing the urban problems it was supposed to Read more
Mining – who benefits? Mining law changes in decentralising Indonesia raises new challenges and opportunities for local communities Read more
The life and death of Indonesia’s mineral export ban The Jokowi government’s policy shift contributes to pervasive regulatory ambiguity in Indonesia’s mining sector Read more
Resource nationalism as imperialism Foreign investment in large-scale mining has encountered serious obstacles Read more
Mining and equitable development Mining dominates East Luwu GDP but development of agriculture underpins equitable development Read more
Small-scale mining in Central Kalimantan After reformasi, Kereng Pangi, Kalimantan became the site of a gold rush Read more
Mining the land, mining people Irrespective of location or commodity, peasants now compete with multinational mining companies on the mineral-rich tracts of Indonesia Read more
Multiplier effects on the Bombana goldfields Benefits ripple outwards but local government struggles to regulate the process Read more
The extractive industries in East Nusa Tenggara As a number of communities in East Nusa Tenggara reject mining, tourism as a resistance strategy can be equally exploitative Read more
Gambling with truth Aceh’s Commission for Truth and Reconciliation has an important, though delicate, mission ahead Read more
Indonesia’s diaspora citizens After decades of neglect, Indonesia’s diaspora demands more rights Read more
‘We are natural-born children, you are adopted’ Locals contest national citizenship rights in North Maluku Read more
Comes with the territory Compromises must be made in the quest for indigeneity among the Dayak Meratus Read more