Law

Non-governmental organisations continue to fill the gap in the absence of viable alternatives

Indonesian migrant workers without visas - or sometimes even passports - rely on the help of middlemen to get past immigration checkpoints into East Malaysia

Despite recent government negotiations, Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia remain disempowered

Pocket money given to intending migrant domestic workers comes at a price

From the Archives Greg Fealy (ii65: Jan-Mar 2001) interviews the leader of a new, radical and militant sect

Corruption continues to shape the political landscape in Kutai Kartanegara, Indonesia’s richest district

Direct local elections have led to new developments in the struggle for land rights in East Kalimantan

Century-old conflicts persist in the vast tracts of Indonesia that are designated as state forest

Communities struggle for access while reforms run aground

Conflicts between villagers and plantation companies in Sumatra are still unresolved

Central Java farmers refuse to get stuck in cement

Regional autonomy and spatial planning in Bandung benefits the elite

Jakarta needs more green space, but not at the expense of the poor

Activists split with Indonesia’s government over whether land registration helps the rural poor

Gated communities are built with little concern for their social and environmental impacts

Architect Antonio Ismael Risianto promotes planning for the urban poor

Indonesian activists keep fighting to have abortion decriminalised

The state’s requirements for marriage registration disadvantage poor rural women

Grassroots political operators hold the key to many candidates’ success