Roadside medicine men Bootleg medicine sales are part of Indonesia’s healthcare infrastructure Read more
Transport policy in gridlock Attractive public transport and well-considered traffic policies are what Jakarta needs Read more
Online dating apps blocked A government crackdown on dating apps is depriving LGBT Indonesians of a crucial resource Read more
Commodifying conservation in Borneo Does the social marketing approach answer the big questions of conservation in Indonesia? Read more
Safe water at a premium The UN’s claim that 87 per cent of Indonesians have access to safe drinking water seems exaggerated Read more
The Go-Jek effect Has this phenomenally successful app-based transport service improved the lives of the motorcycle workers it employs? Read more
Challenging times for big tobacco Can the industry’s political and financial resources continue to stall important regulatory change? Read more
Cosmopolitan Indonesia Cosmopolitanism is a magnificent ideal for a world torn by divisions and it exists in Indonesia in some surprising places. But how deep does and can it go? Gerry van Klinken Read more
Rethinking Indonesia’s beef self-sufficiency agenda The government’s latest approach is not the most effective or efficient way to promote food security Read more
More than a fatal attraction Outsiders see arak consumption as a highly dangerous activity, but arak plays an important role in Balinese society Read more
Selling nationalism Indonesian television advertisements are constructing images of Indonesia by appropriating well-known nationalist themes Read more
Love the mall, love the earth Eco-friendly malls make environmentalism sleek and chic, but they might do more harm than good Read more
The triumph of jamu 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 Read more
Beyond the Museum Asmat bisj-poles gain new meaning in a Papuan refugee protest in Melbourne Read more