Politics

More female candidates won’t mean more women in parliament

The gap between Jokowi and Prabowo has narrowed, but the election outcome will still matter for the prospects of Indonesian democracy

Satirical candidates that once seemed refreshing have slipped into tired obscenity

The urban poor and workers unions are looking to local government to improve their lot

One man’s humdrum pathway into terrorism demonstrates the need for extra care in prisons and de-radicalisation programs

The historically hardline defenders of Islam plan to enter the political mainstream by softening their rhetoric and abandoning hate speech

As blasphemy convictions increase in this democratic era, election campaigning indicates little will change

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

A change in Australia’s asylum policy has denied refugees in Indonesia vital support

A collaboration between a teacher and farmers in Central Java is unlocking the potential of an indigenous biofuel source

A recently uncovered report reveals how anti-communist paranoia stoked abductions of pro-democracy activists in the last days of the New Order

Jakarta’s 1962 Asian Games were a symbol of Sukarno’s postcolonial nation-building

The vibrant force of As’adiyah is countering Islamic extremism and safeguarding ethnic and cultural identity

The stories of Seno Gumira Ajidarma have helped to counter the denial of a national trauma

Refugees in Makassar protest the sudden increase in heavy policing by immigration authorities

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

People with disabilities are being left behind by Jakarta’s massive infrastructure developments