Articles about Pramoedya by academics such as Pamela Allen, Adrian Vickers, Paul Tickell and Helen Jarvis, also Indonesian ...

Pramoedya Ananta Toer merupakan tokoh penting dalam lanskap sejarah dan sastra Indonesia. Kehidupan dan karya-karyanya sangat ...

Pram’s fictional characters are rebels. Arok, Wiragaleng, Minke, Hardo, Sama'an to Gadis Pantai are rebellious types. They ...

My first encounter - albeit imaginary - with a victim of human rights violations occurred in the seventh grade. The victim's name was Widji Thukul. I got to know him well through devoutly reading his ...

Ompung Putri Limbong, an elderly farmer and Raja Bius (Indigenous Chief) of Bius Sipitu Tali tends his crops beside Batu Hobon – a sacred site now fenced off with tickets no one buys. Around him, the ...

In Yogyakarta, days during Ramadan days begin with sahur, a simple predawn meal, and close with a more elaborate one with iftar (Arabic), buka puasa (Indonesian) or takjil (Javanese) shortly after ...

A quarterly magazine on the peoples of Indonesia - cultures, politics, economy and environment ...

Indonesian expats are vigorously defending their homeland’s democracy. Duncan Graham. The Republic’s birth was fortified in 1945 by teens with bamboo spears fighting the return of Dutch colonialists ...

On 2 April, in a single strike the United States imposed tariffs on all products entering the US market, with Indonesia facing a hefty 32 per cent tariff. Trade tariffs between the US and Indonesia ...

Through decades of shifting political landscapes, Tangerang's Chinese community has preserved their sacred traditions. On 21 September 2024, the streets around Pasar Lama, Tangerang came alive as ...

Notes from Kupang and Atambua. Kupang, is a city (or more accurately perhaps, a town), that has a special place in my heart. It’s a place of memory—a place I first visited over a decade ago in 2012, ...

The Djojohadikusumo family has claimed the ultimate prize, and its next generation are going to make the most of it. Jemma Purdey. Dressed in celebratory batik, the family gathered in the nondescript ...