The Palu earthquake Though earthquakes are common in Palu, residents underestimate the threat, and government response efforts are weak Read more
Mining – who benefits? Mining law changes in decentralising Indonesia raises new challenges and opportunities for local communities Read more
Mining and equitable development Mining dominates East Luwu GDP but development of agriculture underpins equitable development Read more
Multiplier effects on the Bombana goldfields Benefits ripple outwards but local government struggles to regulate the process Read more
Mining mercury in an Indonesian periphery Improved market chain monitoring and recognition of sociocultural dynamics are important for central mercury control Read more
The Floating School A mobile school in South Sulawesi offers new horizons to young islanders Read more
Islam and citizenship Organisations like Wahdah Islamiyah envision an ‘Islamic’ citizenship for Indonesia Read more
How vulnerable is Indonesia to future climate change? To understand the future of Indonesian precipitation, climate scientists are looking into the distant past Read more
Lessons learned from Indonesia’s conflicts: Aceh, Poso and Papua Herb Feith Annual Memorial Lecture 2014 Read more
The business of politics in Indonesia Democratic institutions are increasingly burdened by the illicit transactions and collusive practices of politico-business elites Read more
Married with children The second round of direct elections for governors and district heads shows that democratisation is allowing powerful families to entrench themselves in local politics Read more
Medicine for a sick system Healthcare in Indonesia suffers from many chronic problems that only healthier politics can cure Read more
I’m a terrific child! A home schooling project in Kendari provides a new kind of early learning experience Read more
The winds of change Men in Pekanbaru and Makassar are slowly changing their minds about domestic violence Read more
Fighting to survive A small community in Southeast Sulawesi is engaged in an ongoing quest for recognition of its right to live on its ancestral land Read more
New leadership, new policies? The Nahdlatul Ulama congress in Makassar arrests the slide away from liberal views but shows the organisation's vulnerability to outside political interference 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
Inside the Laskar Jihad From the Archives Greg Fealy (ii65: Jan-Mar 2001) interviews the leader of a new, radical and militant sect Read more