Indah Arsyad’s Balinese perspective Natasha Doroshenko Murray At Indonesia Bertutur 2024, a biannual festival exploring Indonesia’s cultural heritage through contemporary art, the historic gardens of ...

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 – ...

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 ...

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, ...

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

In this edition our contributors take on the topic of racism, which is still largely taboo in Indonesia Versi Bh Indonesia Jemma Purdey, Antje Missbach and Tamara Soukotta In the past two years race ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Featuring translations and analysis of rare texts, including the revival of an early 20th century Javanese wayang play, this edition illustrates the multi-faceted ways in which pandemics affect us and ...