From books to films
Quality literature continues to lose out to how-to manuals and trashy novels Richard Oh A man of literary passions Image courtesy of Richard Oh Richard Oh is...
SBY, president of the Republic of Indonesia
By: Ed Caffin Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, also known as “SBY”, is the president of the Republic of Indonesia. In the first ever direct president elections, in 2004,...
Indonesians speaking French
Around 7000 Indonesians currently live in New Caledonia as a result of a relatively little-known chapter in the history of Indonesia Pam Allen Javanese mask at...
Great temptation
Richard Oh’s film Koper is a moral allegory of life in today’s Indonesia Safitri Widagdo Stripped of everything Image courtesy of Richard Oh They...
Containing bird flu
Efforts to control avian influenza need to consider the importance of birds in Indonesians’ lives
Welcome back, Obama!
By: Dalih Sembiring and Emma Kwee Obama cancelled his trip to Indonesia in March to help push the health care reform bill through Congress. He cancelled it again in...
Merapi Claims its Keeper
By: Emma Kwee The beloved Mbah Marijan (grandfather Mairijan), gatekeeper of the volatile Merapi volcano near Yogya, is no more. The iconic man was among the first 33...
The Sumatra Tsunami – Why Wasn’t Indonesia Ready?
By: Duncan Graham Why wasn’t Indonesia better prepared for the tsunami that hit the Mentawai Islands? It’s not as though the 7.5 scale earthquake and three-meter...
A Tale of Two Crises
By: Ariel Heryanto What is striking about the general mood in Indonesia’s public life today is that there are many parallels to the mood in the first decade of its...
