Public works and ethnic conflict Tarakan’s riots illustrate the risks of collusive public contracting and the continued weakness of local security responses 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
Stars and stereotypes The big business of Indo celebrities creates illusory expectations but things may be changing Read more
Front stage with the PKS At its upmarket congress, Indonesia’s biggest Islamic party tried but failed to convince it has become an open and inclusive party Read more
Praying across borders Doctrinal borders that divide traditionalist and modernist Muslims in Banjarmasin are breaking down, but slowly Read more
Supporting syariah, advancing women The life and work of an Islamic teacher in Aceh shows that the struggle for gender equality is about much more than syariah. Read more
The spirit of Sudirman A mural competition in Yogyakarta sees Indonesians reinterpreting their revolutionary past in the light of present concerns Read more
Transcending personality politics The election of Anas Urbaningrum suggests Partai Demokrat can survive without its founder, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Read more
Stopping the flow Lapindo Brantas’ involvement in the Surabaya Post has restricted the way journalists report on the mudflow Read more
Resistance through memory The victims of the Lapindo mudflow disaster continue to assert their rights to compensation Read more
The triumph of jamu European interest in Indonesian traditional healing has had its ups and downs, but in Java jamu reigns supreme, as it has for a long, long time Read more
A terrible legacy Indonesian doctors have been persecuted for providing safe abortions for almost a century Read more
New leadership, new policies? The Nahdlatul Ulama congress in Makassar arrests the slide away from liberal views but shows the organisation's vulnerability to outside political interference Read more
Homophobia on the rise Recent attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender meetings reveal the growing influence of Islamist groups and highlight unequal protection of citizenship rights Read more
Religious Bandung Bandung’s government opts for a religious program that matches the city’s character Read more
God and democracy A Christian church is asserting its democratic rights by suing the mayor of Depok Read more