Society

Lapindo Brantas’ involvement in the Surabaya Post has restricted the way journalists report on the mudflow

European interest in Indonesian traditional healing has had its ups and downs, but in Java jamu reigns supreme, as it has for a long, long time

Indonesian doctors have been persecuted for providing safe abortions for almost a century

Recent attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender meetings reveal the growing influence of Islamist groups and highlight unequal protection of citizenship rights

Mining is booming in East Nusa Tenggara, but where is the wealth going?

Pining for the certainty of the Suharto era

Bandung’s government opts for a religious program that matches the city’s character

The value of children’s paid work on Lombok’s tobacco plantations presents a challenge to emotive arguments for the wholesale banning of child labour

The much publicised ‘Bank Century’ case is unlikely to do any lasting damage to SBY

As this edition shows, the choices faced by those who leave Indonesia for work are anything but simple

Undocumented Indonesian migrant labourers - known locally as kuli dollar - work long hours in difficult conditions in search of prosperity in Philadelphia

Against the odds, Indonesian domestic workers have achieved real change in Hong Kong

Indonesian migrant workers without visas - or sometimes even passports - rely on the help of middlemen to get past immigration checkpoints into East Malaysia

Migrant domestic workers aspire to more than their home communities can offer and are willing to take risks to change their lives

Non-governmental organisations continue to fill the gap in the absence of viable alternatives

Pocket money given to intending migrant domestic workers comes at a price

Indonesian fishers in Taiwan are beginning to fight back

Men should be more involved in maternal and newborn health care

Community facilitators improve maternal and child health in Lombok