Feb 28, 2021 Last Updated 4:08 AM, Feb 22, 2021

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Corruption Inc

Corruption Inc

Controlling local corruption is one thing; tackling the big guys in Jakarta is quite another

An evening with Abu Bakar Baâasyir

An evening with Abu Bakar Baâasyir

Firebrand preacher’s audience doesn’t burn with enthusiasm

Teaching and remembering

Teaching and remembering

The legacy of the Suharto era lingers in school history books

Political fashions

Political fashions

Timur Angin photo gallery

How far to meaningful democracy? - 2

How far to meaningful democracy? - 2

Democracy is feasible, but only if Indonesia’s democrats take on the elite.

Basket case to showcase

Basket case to showcase

How Indonesia’s democratic transition transformed Aceh.

The peace dividend

The peace dividend

With no internal wars to fight, Yudhoyono can afford to reform the military.

Roots of democracy

Roots of democracy

Political parties have stronger social roots in Indonesia than elsewhere in the region.

Stable but unpopular

Stable but unpopular

Indonesians have a love-hate relationship with their political parties.

How far to meaningful democracy? - 1

How far to meaningful democracy? - 1

What you see is what you get.

Ten years of democratisation

Ten years of democratisation

Our new edition shows how far Indonesia has come, and how much remains to be done.

Angel sparks controversy

Angel sparks controversy

Journalists strike after West Java’s most famous newspaper ‘withdraws’ poem.

Voices from the muddy void

Voices from the muddy void

Living with the Lapindo disaster

Classroom culture shock

Classroom culture shock

An Australian teacher trainer learns a lesson (or two) in East Java

Miracle solution or imminent disaster?

Miracle solution or imminent disaster?

Jatropha biofuel production in Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara

Obituary - Mohammad Jusuf Ronodipuro

Obituary - Mohammad Jusuf Ronodipuro

30 September 1919 – 27 January 2008

How will Indonesians remember Suharto?

How will Indonesians remember Suharto?

Newspaper obituaries, from Sabang to Merauke

Modelling syariah in Aceh

Modelling syariah in Aceh

A conference in Banda Aceh reveals divergent opinions about what model of Islamic law Aceh should adopt

The passing of a dictator

The passing of a dictator

Arief Budiman reflects on Suharto and his legacy.

Disabled megalopolitan

Disabled megalopolitan

Jakarta’s disabled are striving for a better deal.

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