Politics

Semsar Siahaan (1952-2005)

An outsider to all establishments, even artistic ones, Semsar Siahaan is yet to be accorded his rightful place among the ranks of great Indonesian artists

Polygamy and chickens

This man’s message is simple — four wives are better for business than one

Bloodied but unbowed

Golkar still dominates Indonesian politics

Writing back

Local theatre in Makassar reveals a backlash against Java-centrism

A new agenda for democracy

Is democracy stalled? An in-depth survey suggests hope for the future

Forty years on

With Suharto gone, the anniversary of the 1965 coup attempt is more controversial than ever

Where it hurts in Papua

An Indonesian NGO finds injustices in unexpected places

Aid with strings attached

Foreign policy not poverty reduction drives the Australian aid program

The price of peace

Reintegration funds have caused problems as well as solving them.

Rebuilding lives

An Australian aid worker reflects on post-tsunami reconstruction.

Living in peace

The village of Oelua proves that Indonesians can live with difference.

How to stop understanding

Blanket travel warnings just don’t make sense

Anti-malarials or anti-Christ?

Health promotion in remote Tello islands

Blood money

Links between corruption and violence in Poso

Local democracy

The entrance to a local election booth during the 2008 West Java election. (Ikhlasul Amal/Flickr)

Old elites are still in power, but direct elections now give voters a choice

Unfinished Business

Labour on the net

From workers' rights to democracy

From workers’ rights to democracy

Prospects for peace

New agreement to end conflict in Aceh creates surprising trust and optimism

A cultural carnival?

Observing social change in Papua

Rendra speaks

Australia: an alternative West in Asia?

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