Oct 29, 2020 Last Updated 10:59 PM, Oct 26, 2020

Inside Indonesia

Politics

Where did we go wrong?

A voice from Aceh’s civil society movement says it’s time for self-criticism

Building solidarity

Why is solidarity for Aceh so much weaker than for Timor?

Elusive truth

Nothing should be taken at face value in Aceh

Not a romantic movement

Those who support the Acehnese should not support GAM

Why not independence?

Challenging the myths about Aceh’s national liberation movement

Polluting Bali

Environmental groups protest a power plant at Lovina

Reformasi gangsters

A coat-of-arms signifying Pemuda Pancasila painted at an ojek stop. (Don Meliton/Flickr)

Preman have had to change in order to stay in business

Money politics

An election official resists massive bribery in last year’s election

Election sale

A new parliamentarian discovers shocking truths

Re-drawing Sulawesi's map

New provincial borders don’t solve old problems

Peace market

Building trust through trade in Ambon

Who benefits?

For the Forest Tobelo people, regional autonomy is a mixed blessing

Legacy of conflict

Bugis IDPs have travelled as warriors, farmers, fishers and traders

Acehnese voices

As reconstruction moves into high gear, it’s time to listen to tsunami victims

Semsar Siahaan (1952-2005)

An outsider to all establishments, even artistic ones, Semsar Siahaan is yet to be accorded his rightful place among the ranks of great Indonesian artists

Polygamy and chickens

This man’s message is simple — four wives are better for business than one

Bloodied but unbowed

Golkar still dominates Indonesian politics

Writing back

Local theatre in Makassar reveals a backlash against Java-centrism

A new agenda for democracy

Is democracy stalled? An in-depth survey suggests hope for the future

Forty years on

With Suharto gone, the anniversary of the 1965 coup attempt is more controversial than ever

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