Society

TOM PLUMMER speaks with Moelyono, an artist engaged with farmers threatened by a large dam.

When this teacher tries to explain the electoral system, he ends up in knots. SUGENG PERMANA listens in.

HERTJE SURIPATTY tells how developers used soldiers and thugs to try to force her out.

The World Bank has joined the IMF in a huge rescue package. Indonesian non-government organisations (NGOs) presented this memo to World Bank president James Wolfensohn in Jakarta.

Punk rockers turn to Yogya craftsmen for ‘guitar weapons’.

There are plenty of capable Indonesians who can take over from Suharto, says the activist group PIJAR.

We, more than one hundred Indonesian and non-Indonesian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) participating in the International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (Infid), are deeply concerned about the ongoing economic turmoil in Indonesia which many fear may lead to political turmoil as well.

ANGELA ROMANO explores the 'envelope culture' among journalists

SIMON ANDREWARTHA discovers a quiet invasion by outsiders, even in the remotest villages.

Why is it so hard to remember the evils of the past? ROB GOODFELLOW explores the pain, and the exhilaration, of memory.

Indonesia’s transgendered community is raising its profile.

Challenge to political parody on Indonesian television.

Acehnese have no word for nightmare, but the trauma of the conflict years is nightly visited upon many survivors through their dreams.

 In welcoming you to our new version of Inside Indonesia, it’s fitting that we focus on one of the greatest achievements of Indonesia’s democratisation: peace in Aceh.

Last December, candidates affiliated to the Free Aceh Movement (GAM ) swept to power in local government elections in Aceh. They now face great challenges in meeting the high expectations of their supporters and dealing with incipient corruption in their own ranks.

Victims of human rights abuses in Aceh have not yet seen the legal processes they’ve been promised.

There are dozens of stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things for human rights in Aceh. Here is a personal account of one such person.

In the wake of peace, Acehnese living in Malaysia are thinking about return. But it can be tough leaving a new life to start afresh back home

The waria community in this East Javanese city are out in the open, but misunderstanding and prejudice are still widespread.