The people of Indonesia & their culture, politics, economy and environment - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia

Single fighters

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 08:51:22 +0700

Why some ride-hailing drivers stay outside mutual aid organisations

Memeing the precarity of Indonesian startup workers

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 08:15:07 +0700

Beyond the hype, workers in this booming industry are seeking not only comic relief, but real improvements in their conditions. An Instagram account is helping with both.

Struggling for a job

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 06:45:00 +0700

Misinformation and lack of opportunity form disproportionate barriers for rural youth looking for work

Is education the golden plough?

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 09:44:00 +0700

Flores youth migrate for education, but are their university degrees worth the investment?

Roadside medicine men

Sat, 28 Apr 2018 14:02:47 +0700

Bootleg medicine sales are part of Indonesia’s healthcare infrastructure

Transport policy in gridlock

Sat, 28 Apr 2018 13:40:42 +0700

Attractive public transport and well-considered traffic policies are what Jakarta needs

Minibus and Transjakarta: Transport wars?

Sat, 28 Apr 2018 13:26:31 +0700

New mass transport infrastructure is disrupting Jakarta’s minibus economy

Resource nationalism as imperialism

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 17:16:03 +0700

Foreign investment in large-scale mining has encountered serious obstacles

Mining the land, mining people

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 17:14:35 +0700

Irrespective of location or commodity, peasants now compete with multinational mining companies on the mineral-rich tracts of Indonesia

Community mining in West Timor

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 17:11:15 +0700

Small-scale manganese mining supports livelihood diversity