Politics

Can the descendants of both sides of 1965 come together to help the nation achieve reconciliation?

A Ramadan photo essay

A story of mass starvation tells us much about media coverage and local government in Papua

Sugar Group membiayai pemilu gubernur baru Lampung supaya dapat menjaminkan perpanjangan sewa tanah

Sugar Group financed the election of Lampung’s new governor to secure the renewal of its land leases

Can the industry’s political and financial resources continue to stall important regulatory change?

Indonesia needs political reform, not just legal prosecution, to eradicate corruption in palm oil plantations

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

Democratic institutions are increasingly burdened by the illicit transactions and collusive practices of politico-business elites

Indonesia's economic and political transformation has been remarkable, now the challenge is to deliver rapid, broad-based improvements in living standards

The worlds of private business and public office are deeply enmeshed in contemporary Indonesia

Riverbank settlers love Jokowi, but they don’t want him to become president

Marcus Mietzner argues that when seen in the context of other new democracies, Indonesia’s political parties are not so bad

Local communities resist mining development on Sulawesi’s Bangka Island

Election campaigning in highland Papua breaks all the stereotypes

While material inducements to voters have been prevalent in 2014, candidates also employ innovative campaign strategies to attract support

The distribution of money, goods and other benefits is an integral part of electioneering in Indonesia

Jakarta 1998 was bad, but Prabowo likely had more blood on his hands in East Timor

Jokowi’s path to the presidency might not be as smooth as it once seemed, but he is still the front runner