Society

A political economy of drugs thrives inside one of Indonesia’s most notorious prisons

A culture of violence in schools makes life tough for kids

Foreign news coverage needs to focus on Indonesia’s people, not just its leaders

A photo essay about families of the disappeared

Indie designers rework commercial iconography – and the business of clothing production

Fight-choreography in West Java is a source of cultural pride

A man who left his home to work in a plantation half-way around the world

The 100 year anniversary of Indonesia’s ‘National Awakening’ fails to inspire

Ten years after Suharto, the economy is not recovering fast enough

Firebrand preacher’s audience doesn’t burn with enthusiasm

Local writers help combat illiteracy in rural Banten

The legacy of the Suharto era lingers in school history books

Volunteers bring alternative education to marginalised communities

A photo gallery

What you see is what you get

In Kuta, a local surfer has found that it is worthwhile to share waves with tourists.

Journalists strike after West Java’s most famous newspaper ‘withdraws’ poem.

Living with the Lapindo disaster