(Jakarta) – Political changes in post-Suharto Indonesia have triggered ethnic and religious violence across the country, says a book by Andreas Harsono, a veteran Indonesia researcher for Human Rights ...

SURABAYA, Indonesia -- On Aug. 29, at the height of Indonesia's recent wave of deadly unrest, Jakarta native Benny Prawira spent a restless night at home in the capital's eastern Kemayoran district.

This article contributes to the study of ethnic diversity and public goods provision by assessing the role of the spatial distribution of ethnic groups. Through a new theory that we call spatial ...

Solidarity among Indonesia’s diverse ethnic groups, particularly between the Chinese community and others, is increasingly ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's presidential race isn't until July. But there's already one winner. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known by his nickname "Ahok", has taken over as acting governor of ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Nearing the 100-day mark as president of Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri warned yesterday that the world's fourth-most-populous nation is in danger of breaking up and becoming ...

Hans Febianto Hidayat was born a Buddhist in Ciamis Regency of West Java province. At the time discrimination and restrictions against his ethnicity were still strong under the authoritarian New Order ...

It was 22 years ago this month when racial violence against Chinese Indonesians broke out in Indonesia. Amid the violence, over 1,000 died and thousands more were bankrupted or fled the country.