Despite their continuous silence and standing, they are actually loudly demanding that the state be held accountable. They ...

Pro-reformasi demonstrators in Solo, May 1998 / Sunaryo Haryo Bayu, Solopos, 1998. ‘Every second, I feel the bitterness’, my mum said. She tried to remember clearly what happened 26 years ago in May ...

In spring 2019, while completing my Asia Culture Center-Rijksakademie residency, I met Harm Stevens, historian and curator at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. We discussed the significant role of colonial ...

A business alliance forged in 2008 between Joko Widodo and Luhut Pandjaitan formed the basis for a major axis in his presidency As Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut ...

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According to local resident Om Nono Muma, most of residents in the small West Sumatran town of Sawahlunto are descendants from migrants who came from other parts of Indonesia, particularly Java, to ...

Technicians of state utility PLN take part in an exercise to learn what do in case of emergencies in Depok / Antara Photo/Teresia May The government’s approach to this mega power infrastructure ...

When I used to teach demography and statistics in Australian universities in the 1970s and 1980s, I would have my students look at the statistics of Indonesians in Australia. They were always ...

Campaign messages flooded Indonesian public spaces, on social media and on the streets / Remco van Loenen. Indonesia’s election year – with legislative and presidential elections held on 14 February ...

While Australia switches off to take its long summer break and is largely indifferent to what’s happening next door, Indonesia is seized by election fever. On 14 February 2024, over 200 million ...

At Indonesia Bertutur 2024, a biannual festival exploring Indonesia’s cultural heritage through contemporary art, the historic gardens of Bali’s Museum Puri Lukisan became the stage for Amrta, a ...