Stanley Widianto
In 'Kosua', British Electronic Musician Black Merlin Hypnotizes Us With Sounds of Papua
For the album, George Thompson aka Black Merlin spent weeks living among the Kosua tribe in Papua New Guinea.
Photographing the Descendants of One of the Oldest Chinese Communities in Indonesia
Photojournalist P.J. Leo spent nine years documenting the unique lives of Indonesia's Benteng Chinese families.
How Music Helped Pianist Gardika Gigih Pull Himself Out of Depression
There's a reason he named his debut album "Nyala"—or "light."
'Almost All of My Novels Talk About Power Structures': A Conversation With Eka Kurniawan
"I think that it's what pushed me to write. I've always had concerns about repression and injustice. I just write about it in a different way."
How To Break Into America As A Writer
Okky Madasari talks about writing six books and how they helped her achieve her dreams of writing abroad.
Indonesia's Long Lost Poet is Awakening Questions About The Past
Indonesian poet Wiji Thukul disappeared over a decade ago during political turmoil. But with the release of his biopic Istirahatlah Kata-kata, his words are awakening once more
Meet the American Cataloging Indonesia's Endangered Indigenous Music
Palmer Keen believes that Indonesia is the most musically diverse place on the planet. And he's on a journey to document all of it before it disappears.
Inside the Fight to Save Indonesia’s Decaying Film Heritage
The original prints of classic Indonesian films are falling to pieces. Meet the people trying to do something about it.
Indonesia Plans to Castrate Pedophiles Following Rampant Reports of Sexual Abuse
To crack down on the country's epidemic of child sexual abuse, the Indonesian government proposed tougher sentences, including implanting microchips in perpetrators' ankles, chemical castration, and the death penalty.
After 14-Year-Old's Brutal Gang Rape, Indonesian Women Fight for Reform
Fourteen-year-old Yuyun, or YY, was walking home from school last month when 14 boys attacked, raped, and killed her, leaving her body in a ravine. Now, activists are demanding the country do something about its epidemic of violence against women.
Some Indonesians Are Shackling and Imprisoning the Mentally Ill in Sheds
Because mental illness is often thought to be a result of spirit possession in Indonesia, an estimated 18,000 individuals are detained in sheds and backyards for years by their own families.
The Activist Shining a Light on the Women Prisoners of the Indonesian Massacres
In the most recent issue of Soe Tjen Marching's politics and culture magazine "Bhinneka," the academic and writer speaks to several "ex-women prisoners"—survivors of Indonesia's horrific anti-communist purge in the late 60s—about what they saw in...