National Politics

Cyber troops both for and against the government leverage Pancasila as a weapon in their pseudo-moral bickering

The government’s New Normal campaign has been lucrative business for buzzers

Politicians and entrepreneurs spend big on hiring online mercenaries, or ‘buzzers’, to manipulate public opinion on social media in their favour

Refugees in Makassar protest the sudden increase in heavy policing by immigration authorities

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

The Jokowi government’s policy shift contributes to pervasive regulatory ambiguity in Indonesia’s mining sector

Foreign investment in large-scale mining has encountered serious obstacles

David Reeve reviews David Bourchier’s important contribution to understandings of political thinking in Indonesia

After decades of neglect, Indonesia’s diaspora demands more rights

Disability rights activists have called on Jokowi to account for his pre-election promises

Labour rights have suffered under the Jokowi administration

The Reconciliation Committee has dashed hopes that Jokowi could improve Indonesia’s human rights record

Jokowi’s first 15 months in office have disappointed human rights advocates

Nils Bubandt brings an exciting new approach to the study of Indonesia's politics

Petrol subsidies have gone, but at what cost to Indonesia’s poor?

A new volunteer movement is shining a light on Indonesia’s parliament and its representatives

Herb Feith Annual Memorial Lecture 2014

KK Dheeraj’s unauthorised biopic is full of tears and belaboured symbolism