People with disability make up 1.4 per cent of Indonesia’s population, or around four million people, and yet they are an afterthought in Indonesia’s financial inclusion system. Whether it is access ...

The boxing gloves and punching bags refer to the ‘layered violence’ that women suffer – ‘physical, verbal and systemic’.

One afternoon when Harits helped his host, Uncle Jino, feed the pigs in the Florinese village of Raga, he heard him complain, ...

Indonesia’s national awakening narrative typically centres on events within our archipelago. Klaas Stutje's Di Balik Bendera Persatuan: Kalangan Nasionalis Indonesia dan Gerakan Antikolonial Dunia ...

Menteri ESDM Bahlil Lahadalia tahun 2024 berkata, batu bara tetap menjadi sumber energi utama karena ‘murah dan kompetitif’. Edisi Bacaan Bumi ini bertanya: apa artinya ‘murah’ apabila barang murah ...

Tourism and quiet dispossession in Sianjur Mula-Mula Dion Pardede Ompung Putri Limbong, an elderly farmer and Raja Bius (Indigenous Chief) of Bius Sipitu Tali tends his crops beside Batu Hobon – a ...

Campaign messages flooded Indonesian public spaces, on social media and on the streets / Remco van Loenen. Indonesia’s election year – with legislative and presidential elections held on 14 February ...

A quarterly magazine on the peoples of Indonesia - cultures, politics, economy and environment ...

How do we explain victories of neo-strongmen at recent democratic elections? There is no single answer to this question, but one aspect that requires our attention is the changing nature of election ...

Indonesia’s diversity is well known for its languages, peoples, as well as world and local religions. This diversity, however, doesn’t always sit well with everyone. Since the country’s independence ...

At Indonesia Bertutur 2024, a biannual festival exploring Indonesia’s cultural heritage through contemporary art, the historic gardens of Bali’s Museum Puri Lukisan became the stage for Amrta, a ...