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Neither Ahok nor Anies can change the fact that those who own the city have enormous influence over how it's run.

Graves told stories of geographical, familial ties, folklore and culture, and spanned the realms of the sacred and profane.

The 2017 commune elections don't point to a decisive result for either the CPP or CNRP next year.

Forget oligarchy. Ahok's governorship, like Jokowi's before him, has been a boon for state enterprise.

The ocean is the largest museum in the world

The authoritarian president would have us believe military force can solve Mindanao’s problems. History shows how wrong he is.

"An encounter between Australian Indonesianists and Indonesian Australianists offers fruitful avenues for both countries

The security rationale for Duterte’s declaration of martial law may apply in Mindanao. But is it a test balloon for further authoritarian measures?

A report from the pathbreaking Indonesian Female Ulama Congress in Cirebon, West Java.

A tribute to the life and work of the acclaimed anthropologist, who passed away on 1 May 2017.

What Jakarta's election highlighted most was not tensions between socioeconomic groups, but cultural tensions within the Muslim middle class itself.

As Rohingya and supporters gather to remember those buried at Wang Kelian, corruption and official inertia perpetuate human trafficking.