The globalised position of Jakarta tends to feature more contemporary, international arts on the main stage, consigning the ...

NGO workers and activists also talk about the importance of coalition building with fellow workers and ‘saling jaga,’ or ...

In authoritarian contexts, the state seeks to control its subjects and deploy them to support regime goals. Indonesia’s New Order, often labelled an ‘authoritarian developmentalist’ regime, ...

Defining the Muslim Faith in the 21 st Century (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) offers some guidance in attempting to understand ...

In 2021 the West Sumatran photographer Muhammad Fadli and journalist Fatris MF, published an innovative documentary project called The Banda Journal. Through photography, textual narratives and film, ...

The last decade has witnessed an unprecedented rise in interest in colonial history across the world and efforts by grassroots organisations to address the enduring legacies of colonialism. One of the ...

President of the Labour Party, Said Iqbal, speaks at an election campaign rally at Istora Senayan, Jakarta (8/2/2024). ANTARA/Nadia Putri Rahmani The Labour Party (Partai Buruh) was revived in the ...

According to local resident Om Nono Muma, most of residents in the small West Sumatran town of Sawahlunto are descendants from migrants who came from other parts of Indonesia, particularly Java, to ...

At almost every major intersection scattered throughout Yogyakarta there are makeshift signs affixed to the back of traffic lights advertising ‘terapi kejantanan’ or men’s virility therapy. These ...

The replacement of dangdut with TikTok dances in the 2024 elections heralds a massive demographic shift in Indonesian political campaigning and beyond All three 2024 Indonesian presidential candidates ...

Pro-reformasi demonstrators in Solo, May 1998 / Sunaryo Haryo Bayu, Solopos, 1998. Hearing about my mother's experiences in May 1998 became a pivotal moment that has shaped my life. ‘Every second, I ...

A vendor sells counterfeit shoes based on designs from Nike and Adidas. Counterfeit footwear is among the most popular items amongst Gen Z Shoppers / Alice Sinclair ‘The original price is Rp16 million ...