Politics

Money politics still reigns supreme
Australian university students lend a helping hand
Indonesia’s decentralisation law is causing headaches in Dusun Belido
The elections show that Indonesian workers are not yet a major political presence
The long-running struggle for self-determination continues in Aceh
Munir’s death robbed Indonesia not only of a unique intellectual and activist, but of one of its brightest hopes for the future
There’s more than subversion in Indonesian jokes
The successful new party PKS is a moderate alternative to radical Islamism
Elections do nothing to eliminate sources of social tension
Acehnese living in Indonesia face fear and misunderstanding
Military-inspired nationalism hurts those who defend the Acehnese
A voice from Aceh’s civil society movement says it’s time for self-criticism
Why is solidarity for Aceh so much weaker than for Timor?
Nothing should be taken at face value in Aceh
Challenging the myths about Aceh’s national liberation movement
Environmental groups protest a power plant at Lovina
A coat-of-arms signifying Pemuda Pancasila painted at an ojek stop. (Don Meliton/Flickr)
Preman have had to change in order to stay in business
An election official resists massive bribery in last year’s election