Martin Elvanyus De Porres ([email protected]) is a PhD candidate in anthropology at the University of Amsterdam. He ...

The collapse of the New Order during the Asian financial crisis paved the way for many political and economic reforms in Indonesia. In exchange for development aid, multilateral donor agencies such as ...

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 ...

The government’s approach to this mega power infrastructure program is typical of its overwhelming drive to get business done The government’s approach to this mega power infrastructure program is ...

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 ...

Indonesian feminists are capitalising on #MeToo, and using social media to facilitate offline action Versi Bh. Indonesia Monika Winarnita, Nasya Bahfen, Gavin Height, Joanne Byrne & Adriana Rahajeng ...

In the early 2000s, I was working as a volunteer for an NGO in Jakarta, assisting West Papuan students in Java and Bali in their quest for legal justice. These efforts followed several cases of human ...

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 ...

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 ...

A UNESCO-listed colonial mining town in West Sumatra raises complex questions about framing Indonesia’s industrial heritage Katharine McGregor According to local resident Om Nono Muma, most of ...

Thirty years since the Geldermalsen cargo was sold off, Indonesia’s underwater cultural heritage legislation remains inconsistent and ambiguous, with serious implications for its many shipwrecks. The ...