Society

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

Despite recent government negotiations, Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia remain disempowered

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

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

  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

Forty-five years later, survivors are telling their stories about their suffering in detention 

Minahasan Christians reinterpret their cultural history and identity through religion

Photo-essay: Drug users in Jakarta are trapped in a deadly equation

The media portrays women who marry terrorists as victims, but the reality is far more complex

Architect Antonio Ismael Risianto promotes planning for the urban poor

Direct local elections have led to new developments in the struggle for land rights in East Kalimantan