Society

Passports optional

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

American dreams

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

Leaving Indonesia

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

Learning to lead

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

Costly inducements

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

A matter of luck

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

Token gestures

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

Organising for migrant worker rights

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

Expectant fathers

Men should be more involved in maternal and newborn health care

Supporting mothers-to-be

Community facilitators improve maternal and child health in Lombok

Doctors in training

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

Charting Indonesia's health

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

Driving under the New Order

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

Celebrating community

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

Marketing the Chinese face of Islam

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

I'm still here

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

Locating culture in the church

Minahasan Christians reinterpret their cultural history and identity through religion

The addiction cycle

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

The wives of Noordin Top

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

The trouble with oil palm

Conflicts between villagers and plantation companies in Sumatra are still unresolved

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