Society

Indonesia’s welfare schemes are failing to support older citizens

Contemporary Indonesian painter Mahdi Abdullah exhibits Acehnese culture in Melbourne 

The new Village Law could substantially change Indonesia’s villages. Not necessarily for the better.

How a law that goes against many vested interests was enacted

Indonesia’s Village Law fails to provide village communities with control over their elites

Taking stock after two years of village law implementation

The Village Law might restore the dominance that village heads enjoyed under Suharto

Why residents in Ngada district are exceptionally eager to take part in village meetings 

Faulty administrative procedures led to the misuse of village development funds in Papua

The Village Law provides recognition for traditional village institutions, but villagers in Bali and Mentawai are not interested

A Hazara fleeing persecution has dedicated her life in Indonesia to helping her fellow refugees in Bogor

On the island of Flores, a Singaporean lottery based on the Chinese zodiac is a popular pastime

A government crackdown on dating apps is depriving LGBT Indonesians of a crucial resource

Celebrating fifty years of the Indonesian Community Association of Victoria (IKAWIRIA)

Ignoring issues from the 1962 Games will not help solve the many problems faced by sport in Indonesia

The JKN or the National Health Insurance is failing Indonesia’s most vulnerable

Over-use of pesticides is making the crops ‘sick’, but only farmers educated about the environment understand this

Success and failure of Indramayu farmers’ responses to El-Niño

Environmental education is empowering rural youth to protect their hamlet from a luxury resort project