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I’ve been asked to write this month about learning bahasa. My first thought was, ‘oh dear’. For the last eight months I haven’t been in the language-learning mindset of writing […]
Thushara Dibley is Deputy Director of the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre. Her research focuses on the system of international aid and development, its interface with grassroots and transnational activism and […]
Empat Lima is a Melbourne based female rock band inspired by 1960s Southeast Asian girl groups, most notably Dara Puspita from Indonesia. On March 29, 2015 Empat Lima is set to perform at […]
One of the most common questions I’m asked as a PhD candidate isn’t the usual ‘why did you choose this topic’ or ‘why are you investigating race/memory/other academic term from […]
Jakarta has recently elected its 17th Governor, Mr. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama. We caught up with Clarissa Tanurahardja to get her take on why she thinks he is the man to […]
Halo teman-teman! For those I haven’t met yet, I’m Alex – a boy’s name around Indonesia, but not in my case. I’m writing from Banjarmasin, Kalimantan Selatan, where thirty-six of […]
It’s Saturday 15th November, approximately 9 PM and I’ve just arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Jakarta, dead tired following over 13 hours in transit since I left behind the schizophrenic […]
The world has recently had major problems in feeding its people because it is a hungry planet. Many countries in the world are having difficulties feeding people and dealing with […]
One of the most difficult experiences in living in a new country involves learning about the culture, customs and traditions of that country. Indonesia is no exception. In fact, Australians […]
Atas kehendak-Nya lah saya dapat merasakan suasana yang berbeda di benua kangguru. Saya Janu Muhammad, mahasiswa Jurusan Pendidikan Geografi, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta. Pada tanggal 6-25 November 2014 kemarin saya diberi […]