Politics

The Nahdlatul Ulama congress in Makassar arrests the slide away from liberal views but shows the organisation's vulnerability to outside political interference

Recent attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender meetings reveal the growing influence of Islamist groups and highlight unequal protection of citizenship rights

Mining is booming in East Nusa Tenggara, but where is the wealth going?

Pining for the certainty of the Suharto era

Bandung’s government opts for a religious program that matches the city’s character

A Christian church is asserting its democratic rights by suing the mayor of Depok

When Indonesia’ s National Police took on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over the Bank Century case, the KPK won

The much publicised ‘Bank Century’ case is unlikely to do any lasting damage to SBY

Against the odds, Indonesian domestic workers have achieved real change in Hong Kong

As this edition shows, the choices faced by those who leave Indonesia for work are anything but simple

Non-governmental organisations continue to fill the gap in the absence of viable alternatives

Indonesian fishers in Taiwan are beginning to fight back

Despite recent government negotiations, Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia remain disempowered

Undocumented Indonesian migrant labourers - known locally as kuli dollar - work long hours in difficult conditions in search of prosperity in Philadelphia

Migrant domestic workers aspire to more than their home communities can offer and are willing to take risks to change their lives

Indonesian migrant workers without visas - or sometimes even passports - rely on the help of middlemen to get past immigration checkpoints into East Malaysia

Pocket money given to intending migrant domestic workers comes at a price

Megawati Soekarnoputri stakes her claim to opposition, but will it be enough to stem her party's decline?

Abdurrahman Wahid’s life deserves serious and critical reflection

From the Archives

Greg Fealy (ii65: Jan-Mar 2001) interviews the leader of a new, radical and militant sect