Informal Sector

Misinformation and lack of opportunity form disproportionate barriers for rural youth looking for work

Bootleg medicine sales are part of Indonesia’s healthcare infrastructure

Mining law changes in decentralising Indonesia raises new challenges and opportunities for local communities

After reformasi, Kereng Pangi, Kalimantan became the site of a gold rush

Irrespective of location or commodity, peasants now compete with multinational mining companies on the mineral-rich tracts of Indonesia

Benefits ripple outwards but local government struggles to regulate the process

Improved market chain monitoring and recognition of sociocultural dynamics are important for central mercury control

The New Order actively promoted citizenship of a particular kind for women

Illegal squatters in Jakarta struggle for recognition of their homes and livelihoods

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

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

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

Jakarta needs more green space, but not at the expense of the poor

Whether Papuans support autonomy or independence, they should be allowed to speak freely

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

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

Indie designers rework commercial iconography – and the business of clothing production

In Kuta, a local surfer has found that it is worthwhile to share waves with tourists.

Along the Opak River in Pundong, near Bantul, Yogyakarta, locals trade their sweat for a pile of sand.

Working-class Singaporeans travel to Indonesia’s Riau Islands in search of a fantasy built around sex.