‘We take care of our own’ COVID-19 has amplified existing societal fissures and exposed the alarming fragility of the lives of Indonesian transwomen who work as drag performers Read more
Essay: Masked but not hidden A small museum in Java is preserving a storytelling tradition, and the thoughts and feelings behind it Read more
Food sovereignty and peasant activism Farmers and would-be farmers in Lombok are fighting a land-rights battle against the tourism industry Read more
Good intentions, mixed realities Bali’s World Heritage listing has put its rice-farming culture under stress Read more
Religious conflict and heritage management in Banten Lama An ongoing struggle to control a historic Mosque disrupts a heritage region Read more
Wild West Batur Beyond the tourism and real estate frontiers in Bali is a small branch of the global resource frontier. Read more
Beyond the Museum Asmat bisj-poles gain new meaning in a Papuan refugee protest in Melbourne Read more
Inventing Papua Migrants from South Sulawesi have played an important role in manufacturing a Papuan identity Read more
Trouble in Paradise A land conflict on the tourist island of Gili Trawangan dates back decades Read more
Go home, tourist! In Kuta, a local surfer has found that it is worthwhile to share waves with tourists. Read more
Bali's wild side Managing conservation, tourism and the needs of local communities in Bali Barat National Park Read more
Singapore, not sawit Tourism campaigns in East Kalimantan fall short of provincial middle class aspirations. Read more
Rich, Asian and all-natural Indonesia’s wealthy partake of a booming spa tourism industry, joining a pan-Asian community of well-to-do consumers of the ‘non-west’ Read more
Living like kings Working-class Singaporeans travel to Indonesia’s Riau Islands in search of a fantasy built around sex. Read more
Post-bomb lessons Strategic planning for disaster remains a low priority for the central government, despite the lessons learned in the aftermath of the Bali bombings. Read more
Eco-tourism for whom? Bunaken National Marine Park is promoted as an ideal mix of tourism and conservation, but not all local people agree. Read more