Hearing about my mother's experiences in May 1998 became a pivotal moment that has shaped my life. Alvino Kusumabrata ‘Every second, I feel the bitterness’, my mum said. She tried to remember clearly ...

The legislative, presidential and regional head elections in 2024 revealed old patterns and new trends in ongoing challenges to Indonesia’s democracy Yatun Sastramidjaja Indonesia’s election year – ...

Pramoedya depicts the lives of ordinary people during truly extraordinary times Barbara Hatley While other contributions to this edition discuss the remarkable achievement of Pramoedya’s novels ...

Alice Sinclair, Daniele Antonaglia and Max Eagles ‘The original price is Rp16 million,’ says the young Indonesian man as he points to a new season Dior bag on the glass counter of his cluttered stall, ...

To include bissu in the group described as waria requires a quite extraordinarily inclusive and flexible interpretation of the term. As Sharyn Graham points out (Inside Indonesia No. 66, April-June ...

Even now, Indonesians find it difficult to face the traumatic events of the past Robert Cribb and Michele Ford In the course of little more than five months from late 1965 to early 1966, ...

Indonesians' present-day notions of beauty are embedded in a long and complex relationship between skin colour and race Indonesians' present-day notions of beauty are embedded in a long and complex ...

Sadaqah (Charity) and Pahala (Blessing) at Masjid Jogokariyan in Yogyakarta Mark Woodward and Indria Hartika In Yogyakarta, days during Ramadan days begin with sahur, a simple predawn meal, and close ...

The Djojohadikusumo family has claimed the ultimate prize, and its next generation are going to make the most of it Jemma Purdey Dressed in celebratory batik, the family gathered in the nondescript ...

Encountering Indonesia through the Buru Quartet Nathan Hollier In Max Lane’s penetrating work Indonesia Out of Exile: How Pramoedya’s Buru Quartet Killed a Dictatorship there is a description from ...

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Banning child marriage risks exacerbating problems for many young people Child marriage, defined by international organisations as the marriage of someone under the age of 18, has come under ...