Boat arrivals cause frictions in coastal communities amid signs of a policy shift towards deterrence

Personal connections to the president dating back to his mayorship of Solo have proven a career asset to senior military officers.

A system of aged care focused on filial responsibility unduly burdens women. The social protection system needs a bigger role.

Artists at the Makassar Biennale grapple with the social and environmental consequences of land reclamation.

The president has put all his chips on Prabowo in the hopes of securing influence beyond 2024. Will it work?

On the sidelines of Changi Prison lies a fissure in an environment engineered to “invisibilise” Singapore’s social divides.

At a graveyard beside the Indian Ocean lies insight into Australia’s ongoing multicultural history and heritage

Indonesia’s encounter with the “plasticene” has led to a naïve and hasty government effort to rebrand waste as an asset.

The realities of intra-NU politics defy Muhaimin Iskandar’s claim of bringing NU communities in behind Anies Baswedan.

Retired police and military officers find easy paths into politics thanks to parties' perceptions of them as vote magnets.

A look at the life of the photographer whose work captivated European audiences' looking for images of the 'exotic' Indies.

Andrew Selth recalls an era of flourishing artistic expression amid heavy-handed censorship.

A close look at the blocking of Pita’s appointment shows how conservatives are happy to cut legal corners to thwart reformist politics.

There is a strong case for supporting the study of Indonesian history and cultures in Australian universities.

Prabowo’s analogy likening the nation to a football team puts a new spin on old arguments that there’s no place for opposition in Indonesian politics.

After six decades of federation, it’s time to bring minorities back into the vision of what, and who, the Malaysian national project is about.

Student activists who energised pro-democracy protests are busily translating and disseminating anti-authoritarian books.

Jakarta’s recovery of legal powers over mining have robbed local politicians of the ability to respond to public demands to address the sector’s social costs.

Lack of resources and public misperceptions mean that psychological services is a notable gap in Thailand’s health care system.

Central Java offers a good base for a Widodo dynasty, but tensions with PDI-P are a hurdle.

Edited interviews with Tej Bunnag provide "unvarnished insights" and "nuanced history" for students of Thai foreign policy.

New analysis shows how a surge of online resistance in the countryside faded amid fear and self-censorship.