The spirit of Sudirman A mural competition in Yogyakarta sees Indonesians reinterpreting their revolutionary past in the light of present concerns Read more
Theatre of life A new generation of Indonesian theatre activists is staging performances based on the everyday experiences of local communities 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
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
Eager to work The value of children’s paid work on Lombok’s tobacco plantations presents a challenge to emotive arguments for the wholesale banning of child labour Read more
A storm in a bank vault The much publicised ‘Bank Century’ case is unlikely to do any lasting damage to SBY Read more
Learning to lead Against the odds, Indonesian domestic workers have achieved real change in Hong Kong Read more
Leaving Indonesia As this edition shows, the choices faced by those who leave Indonesia for work are anything but simple Read more
Organising for migrant worker rights Non-governmental organisations continue to fill the gap in the absence of viable alternatives Read more
Token gestures Despite recent government negotiations, Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia remain disempowered Read more
American dreams Undocumented Indonesian migrant labourers - known locally as kuli dollar - work long hours in difficult conditions in search of prosperity in Philadelphia Read more
A matter of luck Migrant domestic workers aspire to more than their home communities can offer and are willing to take risks to change their lives Read more
Passports optional Indonesian migrant workers without visas - or sometimes even passports - rely on the help of middlemen to get past immigration checkpoints into East Malaysia Read more