Politics

The April 2009 legislative polls exposed weaknesses in Indonesia’s electoral management, but the results will help to strengthen the democratic polity

Weak rules and weak implementation meant that influence could still be bought in the 2009 elections

This edition of Inside Indonesia examines the role of money, religion and much else in this year’s elections

Indonesian women in Perth perform a ‘uniting’ dance

Aceh’s performing arts have blossomed despite the conflict and the tsunami

From the highlands of Papua to exile in England, Benny Wenda is a leader of his people

Draft legislation is a prescription potentially worse than the ailment

Listening to the grassroots explain the 2009 general election in Bali

The people of East Timor are negotiating different conceptions of reconciliation in their daily lives

Conflict between Timorese youth gangs and martial arts groups hark back to the Indonesian occupation

A child abducted during the Indonesian occupation returns to her former home

Managing the border between West and East Timor has been an ongoing challenge

A decade on, East Timor is still linked to Indonesia

Voters have done everything they can for democracy. The same cannot be said for elites

Brotherhood among the poor urban youth of Jakarta

Will the US president continue unrestricted aid to Indonesia’s military?

Violence at the National Monument in Jakarta almost caused a conflict between Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah in Lamongan

There are big dangers in declaring success too soon

People in West Java hold diverse memories of the Darul Islam rebellion and its leader Kartosuwiryo