Cikananga Animal Rescue Center, Where Nature’s Orchestra Calls
By: Kafil Yamin School students may have known Indonesia’s endemic cute animals such as the orangutan, the Javanese eagle, rhinos, from books or magazines, but have...
Southeast Philippines for Travelers
By: Jesse Pizarro Boga Finding a good vacation spot down south of the Philippines shouldn’t be such a chore. For starters, the Davao region is growing an extensive...
Small and Bigger Changes: Aceh is Moving Forward
By: Ed Caffin “Tourism has come back to Aceh. That is very good for us”, says Rizki*, as he pours us a morning coffee. Together with his brother Farid he runs a...
Best Time to Travel to the Philippines
By: Leonard Estores Dalugdog Traveling to the Philippines? If you are, then, here are some suggestions on the best time to explore the 7,107 islands of the ...
They are just Papuans
Recent violence shows the authorities share a disturbing mindset about the residents of Papua <br Budi Hernawan A student demonstration in Jayapura Budi Hernawan The...
The Raid: Redemption
By: Andrew Trigg, first published on Jakarta Expat The Raid: Redemption is an Indonesian film like no other. It’s a wildly exciting adrenaline rush of a punch fest...
Labouring for development
Working-class women, especially domestic workers, have borne much of the burden of achieving Indonesia’s middle-income country status Michele Ford Working-class women...
Finding ecological justice for women
As Indonesia’s rural poor are increasingly threatened by dispossession, is it time to adopt a more radical agenda for women and the environment? Rebecca Elmhirst...
Reality or just rhetoric?
The Indonesian government has come a long way when it comes to legislating for gender mainstreaming, but not enough has changed in terms of development practice Nurul...
Is state ibuism still relevant?
The New Order may have fallen, but women’s roles are still being manipulated for political purposes Julia Suryakusuma In authoritarian contexts, the state seeks to...
