Politics

The United Development Party is determined to survive as a political force

While a famous ‘reformer’ tries to undermine Indonesia’s local democratic institutions, the predators come to the rescue

Tarakan’s riots illustrate the risks of collusive public contracting and the continued weakness of local security responses

ELISABETH KRAMER speaks to independent anti-corruption activist Arifin Wardiyanto about his ‘extremist’ approach to fighting corruption

The big business of Indo celebrities creates illusory expectations but things may be changing

Indonesia’s carbon stores spark international attention

At its upmarket congress, Indonesia’s biggest Islamic party tried but failed to convince it has become an open and inclusive party

Dozens of Acehnese drug offenders face the death penalty in Malaysia

Doctrinal borders that divide traditionalist and modernist Muslims in Banjarmasin are breaking down, but slowly

The life and work of an Islamic teacher in Aceh shows that the struggle for gender equality is about much more than syariah.

A mural competition in Yogyakarta sees Indonesians reinterpreting their revolutionary past in the light of present concerns

The election of Anas Urbaningrum suggests Partai Demokrat can survive without its founder, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

The victims of the Lapindo mudflow disaster continue to assert their rights to compensation

Lapindo Brantas’ involvement in the Surabaya Post has restricted the way journalists report on the mudflow

Indonesian doctors have been persecuted for providing safe abortions for almost a century

European interest in Indonesian traditional healing has had its ups and downs, but in Java jamu reigns supreme, as it has for a long, long time

The Nahdlatul Ulama congress in Makassar arrests the slide away from liberal views but shows the organisation's vulnerability to outside political interference

Recent attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender meetings reveal the growing influence of Islamist groups and highlight unequal protection of citizenship rights

Mining is booming in East Nusa Tenggara, but where is the wealth going?