Nov 18, 2018 Last Updated 12:17 PM, Nov 15, 2018

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Rulers in their own country?

Rulers in their own country?

Special autonomy and Papuan aspirations have been thwarted by Jakarta and hampered by the administrative fragmentation sponsored by local politicians

Chocolate Strawberry

Chocolate Strawberry

An Indonesian film breaks new ground on the subject of teenage sexuality

Indonesia's Q!Film Festival

Indonesia's Q!Film Festival

Young Indonesians are using an alternative film festival to promote awareness of sexual diversity

The name game

The name game

Or, the years of living with no one to blame

Buffalo-induced malaria

Buffalo-induced malaria

An Indonesian medical doctor reflects on rural health practices

Inventing Papua

Inventing Papua

Migrants from South Sulawesi have played an important role in manufacturing a Papuan identity

Writing for God

Writing for God

Piety and consumption in popular Islam

Blaming the messenger

Blaming the messenger

Indonesia’s tangled public information laws are keeping the press in check

Grassroots rehabilitation

Grassroots rehabilitation

The people of Poso are rebuilding their lives.

Skin deep

Skin deep

Young Indonesians struggle to resist the power of the skin whitening industry

Back to the drawing board

NGOs are having to come to terms with the demands of the governance agenda

Where are you (not) from?

Where are you (not) from?

Sundanese have a habit of putting each other in their places

Inside Yudhoyono's anti-corruption machine

Inside Yudhoyono's anti-corruption machine

Despite attempts to re-engineer Indonesia’s governance mechanisms, corruption remains a chronic problem

Prison cum hostel?

Prison cum hostel?

A political economy of drugs thrives inside one of Indonesia’s most notorious prisons

Marginal and tattooed

Marginal and tattooed

A group of Jakarta punks challenges the criminal stigma attached to tattoos

The rise and fall of a gangster

The rise and fall of a gangster

Ethics and politics don’t mix in the world of Jakarta’s preman

Crime and criminality

Crime and criminality

This edition of Inside Indonesia explores the complex politics of illegality

Brutal lessons

Brutal lessons

A culture of violence in schools makes life tough for kids

Personality cults

Personality cults

Foreign news coverage needs to focus on Indonesia’s people, not just its leaders

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