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Music for the fight, movements for the soul

Music for the fight, movements for the soul
Fight-choreography in West Java is a source of cultural pride

Seeking Soeparno

Seeking Soeparno
A man who left his home to work in a plantation half-way around the world

When is a public holiday not a holiday?

When is a public holiday not a holiday?
The 100 year anniversary of Indonesia’s ‘National Awakening’ fails to inspire

Oey Hay Djoen (1929-2008)

Oey Hay Djoen (1929-2008)

Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise
A land conflict on the tourist island of Gili Trawangan dates back decades

Corruption Inc

Corruption Inc
Controlling local corruption is one thing; tackling the big guys in Jakarta is quite another

Policy drift

Policy drift
Ten years after Suharto, the economy is not recovering fast enough

An evening with Abu Bakar Ba’asyir

An evening with Abu Bakar Ba’asyir
Firebrand preacher’s audience doesn’t burn with enthusiasm

Teaching and remembering

Teaching and remembering
The legacy of the Suharto era lingers in school history books

How far to meaningful democracy? - 1

How far to meaningful democracy? - 1
What you see is what you get.

Stable but unpopular

Stable but unpopular
Indonesians have a love-hate relationship with their political parties.

Roots of democracy

Roots of democracy
Political parties have stronger social roots in Indonesia than elsewhere in the region.

The peace dividend

The peace dividend
With no internal wars to fight, Yudhoyono can afford to reform the military.

Basket case to showcase

Basket case to showcase
How Indonesia’s democratic transition transformed Aceh.

How far to meaningful democracy? - 2

How far to meaningful democracy? - 2
Democracy is feasible, but only if Indonesia’s democrats take on the elite.

Political fashions

Political fashions
Timur Angin photo gallery

Ten years of democratisation

Ten years of democratisation
Our new edition shows how far Indonesia has come, and how much remains to be done.

Angel sparks controversy

Angel sparks controversy
Journalists strike after West Java’s most famous newspaper ‘withdraws’ poem.

Voices from the muddy void

Voices from the muddy void
Living with the Lapindo disaster

Classroom culture shock

Classroom culture shock
An Australian teacher trainer learns a lesson (or two) in East Java

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