Urban Indonesia

Mudik forms a bogus redemption for many precarious workers amid a lack of decent jobs in both rural and urban areas

Seorang antropolog Belanda tinggal di permukiman kumuh di bantaran kali Jakarta untuk memahami bagaimana warga di sana hidup berdampingan dengan banjir

A Dutch anthropologist lived in a Jakarta riverside slum to learn how residents there cope with constant flooding

The urban poor and workers unions are looking to local government to improve their lot

Walking Jakarta’s northern coastline reveals communities experiencing disruptive and rapid change

Bagi kelompok miskin Jakarta, hunian sosial vertikal lebih banyak membawa masalahan daripada solusi

Attractive public transport and well-considered traffic policies are what Jakarta needs

New mass transport infrastructure is disrupting Jakarta’s minibus economy

For Jakarta’s most vulnerable, vertical social housing creates more problems than it solves

People with disabilities are being left behind by Jakarta’s massive infrastructure developments

Yogyakarta’s little internet community, Taman Sari

Hansen's photo essay captures the faces of the men of Salatiga, Central Java

A film that takes the viewer deep into the lives of three people living on Jakarta's margins

Indonesia’s unions are engaging in electoral politics in unprecedented ways in an attempt to balance the influence of business

A new bug for running points toward a new politics of lifestyle

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

The changing socio-economic status of Yogyakarta’s students threatens the survival of one of the city’s icons

Robbie Peters' new book brings the poor urban kampungs of Surabaya to life

Young people in Yogyakarta turn unused urban space into edible gardens

Indonesian artists are using new media to rethink urban space