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Teaching remote Indonesia
A new program sends Indonesia’s best and brightest graduates to teach children in its poorest villages May Slater Dika and the children of Desa Pelita, Indonesia Mengajar At the port in Desa Pelita,...
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No-take zones
In West Papua province’s Raja Ampat islands, a local fisheries conservation initiative is setting a global standard Bobby Anderson Freeing shovelnosed ray Andy Miners Local adat (traditional law)...
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A mysterious illness
Panas dalam can kill, but it can also be cured by a phone call Brooke Nolan Akbar and Eka live in a small village on an island in Southeast Sulawesi. The island, Wawonii, has a population of...
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Haunted house, haunted history
Visitors to Semarang’s Lawang Sewu find competing narratives of history, memory and popular culture Michael G. Vann Lawang Sewu, an imperial temple in modern Indonesia, Michael G. Vann Sitting on one...
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Undercutting Kalimantan's future
Forest conversion in Kalimantan is a local, national and global concern Nanang Indra Kurniawan One terrible morning last September, I woke suddenly at 6 am, struggling to breathe and with a sore...
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Review: Reporting violence and promoting peace
A new book opens up debate about the power of the journalist and media organisations reporting conflict in Indonesia Ross Tapsell In an effort, perhaps, to practice what his book, Journalism and...
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Review: My name is Khan
This Indian film’s popularity reveals a popular critique of the US Wil Mackey Sharukhan's Indonesian fans outside his concert at Jakarta International Convention Centre (8/12/2012) Tribun Jakarta/...
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Behind the scenes
Then, as today, volunteers were vital for Inside Indonesia's survival and success Pat Walsh Annie Keogh, unknown, Janet Hunt, David Hill - Christine Wheeler Volunteers deserve a central place in Inside...
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Bringing up Inside Indonesia
Co-founder Pat Walsh reveals how the magazine grew and thrived in the 1980s and 1990s Pat Walsh Back row: Max Lane, David Hill, David Bourchier, Tony Finch Middle row: Pat Walsh, Krishna Sen, Annie...
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Land of ghosts
Papua’s rural lowlands are being transformed by an encroaching global economy, but what happens to the people there is an open question Bobby Anderson Bauzi women in a health class for new and...
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Cutting trees, not traditions
The demand for sustainable timber is colliding with the needs of Central Java farmers Merryn Lagaida Farmers meeting to discuss forest certification Merryn Lagaida Much as their parents did, villagers...
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Review: From the dark side
Jusuf Wanandi’s memoir allows glimpses into the mindset of Suharto-era officialdom John Roosa At times one comes close to feeling sorry for Pak Wanandi. So little in his life worked out as planned. The...
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Legislating against the supernatural
Indonesia’s parliament is cracking down on sorcery Nicholas Herriman Sorcery and black magic remain serious concerns for many Indonesians AyAres151 at flickr.com Sorcery and witchcraft are part of...
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Reviews: Flipping the national story of 1965
Recent ground-breaking publications, an internationally award-winning film and a major conference are opening up new truths about Indonesia’s past Gerry van Klinken A researcher comforts her informant...
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An interview with Joshua Oppenheimer
The filmmaker explains that The Act of Killing exposes the imagination of terror Jess Melvin Oppenheimer Final Cut for Real Through The Act of Killing you have been able to expose the role of Pemuda...
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Review: When perpetrators speak
Joshua Oppenheimer’s groundbreaking new film raises disturbing questions about why perpetrators of the 1965-66 mass killings still enjoy impunity for their actions Jess Melvin Anwar Congo (right) being...
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Review: An act of manipulation?
Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing is a bold, disturbing and ultimately unsatisfactory exploration of the place of violence in modern Indonesia Robert Cribb Credit: Final Cut for Real Filmed over...
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'Truth takes a while, justice even longer'
In 2012 significant new information exposed critical truths about the 1965 massacres in Indonesia, but there remain major obstacles to recovery and reconciliation Ronnie Hatley A campaign of mass...
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Inside Indonesia: Conception and birth
One of the founders of Inside Indonesia reflects on the origins and earliest days of the magazine John Waddingham Multi-tasking in July/August 1983. Pat Walsh (left) and John Waddingham (right) with...
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Married with children
The second round of direct elections for governors and district heads shows that democratisation is allowing powerful families to entrench themselves in local politics Michael Buehler Keeping it in the...
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