Society

Indonesia is on track to achieve universal primary education, but questions remain about the quality of education

An interview on the progress of the third Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on gender equality

Street vendors have organised successfully at the local level, but effective national organisation has proved more elusive

Robert Lemelson’s latest documentary film takes his audience inside the lives of the women, men and children living in polygamous families in Bali

A film that takes the viewer deep into the lives of three people living on Jakarta's margins

Former migrant workers are finding new empowerment in the bureaucratic jungle of legal aid

Social media promotes political engagement among youth, but at the expense of accurate information and real-world political effects

The Institute will continue to operate without its famous reading room

HIV/AIDS is spreading rapidly because of the profound inequalities that afflict Papua

The different and difficult experiences of Eurasian Indonesians

An interview with Andreas Siagian

Stiker kota revisited

Local design thinking in Bandung

Faiths and consumerism collide peacefully in Jakarta’s glitzy shopping malls

The social role of architects and architecture in kampung upgrading

A Central Java village has been revitalised by sustainable, socially responsible design

Essays and Fiction is a new series of writing in Inside Indonesia that aims to give voice to more personal stories about Indonesia. We welcome submissions in the form of reflective pieces, fiction, artwork, or essays about travel and fieldwork experiences.

The edge of Merah-Putih

A story of mass starvation tells us much about media coverage and local government in Papua