NTB & NTT

Premarital sex must be acknowledged as unavoidable, to end a vicious cycle of lost potential

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

Flores youth migrate for education, but are their university degrees worth the investment?

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

As a number of communities in East Nusa Tenggara reject mining, tourism as a resistance strategy can be equally exploitative

Resistance is a way of defending local people’s rights in dealing with mining policy

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

Students have mixed feelings about a mandatory community service program at Indonesian universities

Why residents in Ngada district are exceptionally eager to take part in village meetings 

On the island of Flores, a Singaporean lottery based on the Chinese zodiac is a popular pastime

Farmers and would-be farmers in Lombok are fighting a land-rights battle against the tourism industry

For women giving birth in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and other rural and remote parts of Indonesia, adequate facilities and trained health workers are not easily reached

Women who survived ‘1965’ in eastern Indonesia demand state recognition

Struggling in their transition from education to work, educated young people in rural Flores are often both dependent on and critical of local social support networks

Hunger remains a problem in many Indonesian households

ASRIANA KEBON speaks to Indonesian underage minors who were returned to Indonesia following age determination hearings in Darwin

Safe havens and abuser counselling helping to reduce domestic violence cases in East Nusa Tenggara

Climate change is compounding the environmental and social justice problems confronted by marginalised communities: a multi-faceted movement is needed in response

Bali-based NGOs are an important part of Indonesia’s growing sustainable agriculture movement

Mining is booming in East Nusa Tenggara, but where is the wealth going?