Jakarta will always sit at the centre of how we imagine Indonesian urban life. But many of the country’s most consequential urban stories are unfolding elsewhere – in Solo, Denpasar, Pekalongan, ...

Through these depictions, Surabaya’s identity as an advanced colonial port city or battlefield of resistance is reimagined as ...

Another youth initiative, Nurturang, echoes the reclaiming of public spaces, but this time the public space is Bali’s history ...

Benteng Kedung Cowek in Surabaya has become known less for its military history and more for its angker, sinister, aura. The fort was a vital site for the Battle of Surabaya on 10 November 1945.

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 ...

The collapse of the New Order during the Asian financial crisis paved the way for many political and economic reforms in Indonesia. In exchange for development aid, multilateral donor agencies such as ...

In 1778 the Bataviaasch Genootschap voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen or Batavian Society of Arts and Sciences was established in Batavia, now Jakarta. The exclusively male Board of Directors, was ...

A business alliance forged in 2008 between Joko Widodo and Luhut Pandjaitan formed the basis for a major axis in his presidency As Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut ...

Smoking is a normal part of everyday life for the men of Aceh. Smoking is an inseparable aspect of Acehnese culture, practiced at almost every traditional and social event or festival. Cigarettes are ...

Indigenous Marind in rural Merauke have traditionally depended on the forest for their subsistence / Sophie Chao Oil palm projects are causing hunger in Merauke, both literal and symbolic In the West ...

Community based organisation (CBO) meeting in Surabaya. Blok M is the abbreviation of Blok Margomulyo, an area in Surabaya / Irmia Waria, or transpuan, meaning trans woman, is a portmanteau of two ...

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 ...