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Mixed messages; Papua
Election campaigning in highland Papua breaks all the stereotypes Bobby Anderson Golkar on the campaign trail in Jayawijaya – Bobby Anderson Tolikara is a remote...
Money politics
The distribution of money, goods and other benefits is an integral part of electioneering in Indonesia Edward Aspinall A headscarf, a prayer book, and some mementoes: a...
Prabowo and human rights
Jakarta 1998 was bad, but Prabowo likely had more blood on his hands in East Timor Gerry van Klinken Prabowo has emerged as a strong presidential candidate, despite his...
Election year
Edward Aspinall Indonesia’s legislative elections offer a window into the deep forces shaping the country, and a glimpse of its political future Indonesia is...
Diaspora power
The main cry of the second Indonesian Diaspora Congress was ‘hidup diaspora!’ – long live the diaspora. It rang out in session after session in Jakarta from 18 to...
Subaltern cosmopolitans, Riau Islands
When people think of cosmopolitans, they think of jet-setting elites or the chattering classes, flitting between countries and consuming the ‘global’ through food,...
Heaven & Hell in Historic Hoi An
By: Simon Hare January is Indo-China month at Latitudes. Hoi An is a sensory feast. Its ancient streets and alleyways are lined with ornate dark-wood shop-houses of...
Scouring Siphandon, the Back Story of Laos’ 4000 Island River Archipelago
By: Bernie Rosenbloom January is Indo-China month at Latitudes. In 1866, French Commander Ernest Doudart de Lagree and his first officer, Francis Garnier, departed...
Filipino Christmas Recipe: Puto Bumbong
By: Joan Mae Soco-Bantayan Your Christmas in the Philippines won’t be complete without being able to taste the locals’ signature rice cake. It is named after the...
Sita’s stories: Enlarging your teenager’s horizon?
By: Sita van Bemmelen The world is getting smaller every day. This implies that parents may wish to equip their children with the social skills to take full advantage...
