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Design

Heaven sent

Houses of worship tend to have a distinct look and feel – but are these tropes out of date? We visit the buildings rewriting the rules for holy architecture.

  • Issue #127
  • 11 min read
Heaven sent
Politics

Politics

Canada’s new ministerial position, Finland heads to the polls and campaigning in Indonesia.

  • Issue #122
  • 4 min read
Politics
Business

The sky’s the limit

Hail a Blue Bird cab and Noni Purnomo might be your driver. For the CEO of the iconic taxi firm, it’s all about the people.

  • Issue #120
  • 5 min read
The sky’s the limit
Food & Drink

Thirsty work

Long a refuge for passing idle hours in the sun, Bali is now proving a lively launch-pad for a new crop of drinks businesses. We meet the entrepreneurs.

  • Issue #117
  • 7 min read
Wine bottles stored in diagonal metal rack showing various labels and bottle colors from white to red
Diplomacy

Diplomacy

Indonesia’s ambassador to New Zealand, Brazil’s Japanese descendants are heading east and political trolling on Twitter.

  • Issue #116
  • 4 min read
Red brick diplomatic building with white trim and Indonesian and Polish flags flying from a pole
Culture

Editor’s letter

His thoughts are never far from this pressing topic, so here our editor in chief scrutinises the future of retail and the changing ways in which we shop.

  • Issue #112
  • 4 min read
Editor’s letter
Affairs

Not for turning

Indonesian president Joko Widodo tells us how he navigates hardline groups, political opponents and speed bumps.

  • Issue #112
  • 9 min read
Not for turning
Media

Faith and devotion

Despite the global trials facing print media and pressures from religious hardliners, one Indonesian paper is remaining faithful to its founding principles.

  • Issue #110
  • 13 min read
Faith and devotion
Affairs

Defence

Finland goes shopping, Indonesia gets a new frigate, Colombia looks to plug a few post-Farc voids and Singapore finds a new place to park its F15s.

  • Issue #104
  • 3 min read
Defence

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