Arts

Photo-essay: Dissent and struggle are persistent themes of images adorning walls across East Timor

Independent record labels give the majors a run for their money

Young Chinese Indonesian filmmakers examine questions of Chineseness

A law on pornography still divides the community

Photo-essay: Yogya’s community protests against the Pornography Bill

Asmat bisj-poles gain new meaning in a Papuan refugee protest in Melbourne

Political assassinations targeted West Papua’s culture and political identity

An Indonesian film breaks new ground on the subject of teenage sexuality

Young Indonesians are using an alternative film festival to promote awareness of sexual diversity

Or, the years of living with no one to blame

Evolving performances at Hari Raya celebrations are a window into deeper cultural change

Migrants from South Sulawesi have played an important role in manufacturing a Papuan identity

Piety and consumption in popular Islam

The arts scene has changed radically since 1998, but some of the old uncertainties remain

Sundanese have a habit of putting each other in their places

A group of Jakarta punks challenges the criminal stigma attached to tattoos

A photo essay about families of the disappeared

Indie designers rework commercial iconography – and the business of clothing production

Fight-choreography in West Java is a source of cultural pride