Law

The new Village Law could substantially change Indonesia’s villages. Not necessarily for the better.

How a law that goes against many vested interests was enacted

Indonesia’s Village Law fails to provide village communities with control over their elites

Taking stock after two years of village law implementation

The Village Law might restore the dominance that village heads enjoyed under Suharto

Why residents in Ngada district are exceptionally eager to take part in village meetings 

The Village Law provides recognition for traditional village institutions, but villagers in Bali and Mentawai are not interested

A government crackdown on dating apps is depriving LGBT Indonesians of a crucial resource

Lontar Modern Indonesia: ‘But that is, after all, the relationship between land and power... Whoever holds power will impose their view.’

Lontar Modern Indonesia: ‘Siapa yang pegang kuasa, akan paksakan pandangannya tentang bagaimana cara mengatur aset alam itu.’

A new presidential decree delivers little for asylum seekers and refugees in Indonesia

The JKN or the National Health Insurance is failing Indonesia’s most vulnerable

Biogas reduces the burden of fossil fuel subsidies

Indonesia’s political parties have lost control over the national budgeting process, as members of parliament prioritise their constituencies – and themselves.

The Indonesian way of confronting the past underestimates the importance of truth and justice

What next for Indonesia’s underwater cultural heritage?

The end of the boom has not meant an end to the perilous impact of coal mining in East Kalimantan

Esai foto-foto Pulau Buru

The Galang Island refugee camp has a chequered history