Society

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

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

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

Indonesian fishers in Taiwan are beginning to fight back

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

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

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

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

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

Men should be more involved in maternal and newborn health care

Community facilitators improve maternal and child health in Lombok

  Better assessment could provide the answer to problems caused by the rapid expansion of places available in Indonesian public medical schools

Systematic research paves the way for better strategies to improve health outcomes

The tumultuous events of 1965 thwarted Liong Tjie Tjong’s writing aspirations

A temple procession brings Chinese culture to life in Jakarta’s streets

Chinese Muslim preachers are popular, but they don’t always promote greater pluralism