New Order

The Indie takeover
Independent record labels give the majors a run for their money
Through a building darkly
The story of the Teochiu Huikuan building in Medan provides insights into Chinese Indonesians’ history of dispossession
In memory of martyrs
A Chinese community constructs and preserves the memory of their loved ones, the victims of racial and political violence in Banyuwangi
Against the grain
Two Chinese-Indonesian women are role models for the younger generation
Never Indonesian enough
State discrimination against the Chinese is a form of cultural violence
Giving up partisan politics?
Indonesia's biggest Muslim organizations are having second thoughts about partisan politics
Arnold Ap and Theys Eluay
Political assassinations targeted West Papua’s culture and political identity
A new artistic order?
The arts scene has changed radically since 1998, but some of the old uncertainties remain
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NGOs are having to come to terms with the demands of the governance agenda
Personality cults
Foreign news coverage needs to focus on Indonesia’s people, not just its leaders
Trouble in Paradise
A land conflict on the tourist island of Gili Trawangan dates back decades
Policy drift
Ten years after Suharto, the economy is not recovering fast enough