Society

Now published in both English and Indonesian translation, the annotated collection will provide a better understanding of this Indonesian heroine

The debate about school uniforms is an ongoing struggle between those supporting the implementation of certain moral and religious standards and those who see such a choice as a basic human right

Two decades after the cultural shift opened up by Reformasi, hope looks very different in Indonesian cinema

How has Indonesia’s quest for longer and healthier lives for its people unfolded in the past and present, and what does this mean for the future?

Why has the government failed to do more to adopt health policies consistent with the right to health?

Treating mental health in Indonesia

In 2015 Indonesia signed up the the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to reduce its high rate of maternal mortality. Little progress has been made.

A long search for a cure for beriberi in Southeast Asia in the late nineteenth century was led by trial and a lot of error

How can you get rejeki? Like everything else about rejeki, the answer is something of a mystery.

In contrast to the national motto ‘Unity in Diversity’ and its history of tolerance, Indonesian sexual  minorities are not respected

A women-led ranger team in Aceh

A controversial regulation governing the call to prayer sparks a campaign aimed at taking down the Religious Affairs Minister

The experiences of Indonesian migrant mothers in NZ’s pandemic reveal that the ideals of Ibuism endure

Former members of terror networks are focussing on masculinity’s role in encouraging violent extremism in Indonesia

In the absence of reliable government information, citizens are stepping up to share local stories on COVID-19 and keep each other informed about the state of the pandemic

Mixed messaging from government about COVID-19 has left rumours and competing narratives to fill the information void, fuelling mistrust

HIV-related stigma and is making access to healthcare during the pandemic difficult

The mixed-race identity of Indonesian-Australian cultural performers

A new artwork holds up a mirror to physical anthropology and its baseless racial categorisations