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Colonial Jakarta remembered
Review: Mrazek’s collection of oral histories evoke a by-gone age <br Sue Blackburn In the 1990s Rudolf Mrazek did a very valuable thing: he interviewed dozens of...
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...
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
A dance with history
Rasinah’s story, like her career as a masked dancer, was complex and larger than life Laurie Margot Ross Performing in the Dago Teahouse Laurie Margot Ross...
Australian law on Rote?
Australian maritime law is undermining the livelihoods of Pepela fishermen Brooke Nolan and Philip Vincent Life is hard in the fishing village of Pepela...
‘Only Vespas can unite the archipelago’
A rowdy convention of Vespa enthusiasts shows the solidarity and inventiveness of Indonesian youth
A revolution in the making
Casual designs are not just revolutionising batik culture, they’re also giving batik workers new choices
