Tag: Colonialism, Culture, Ed Caffin, history, Indonesian Independence, Merdeka, politics
70 years of Indonesian Independence
Ed Caffin explores the long struggle for Indonesian independence and the bleak role the Dutch colonizers played in this process.On August 17, 1945 Indonesia declared...
Parts of a Whole: Malaysia as an Islamic State
By: Melissa Lin Malaysia is one of the few examples of an Islamic state fused with a modern capitalist system. To discuss the role that Islam plays in Malaysia, and...
Signs of Change: Traveling through Burma
Text & Images by: Willem van Gent January is Indo-China month at Latitudes. Willem van Gent and Willy van Rooijen are a Dutch couple who traveled through Burma....
Sita’s stories: Billboards & Banners on Bali
By: Sita van Bemmelen Indonesia entered a new phase in its existence as a nation in 1998, when President Suharto stepped down as the result of massive protests...
Singapore, the other Face of the Nation-State
By: Cher Tan One People, One Nation, One Singapore: Uniquely Singapore! Beneath the guise of democracy lies a hotbed of political repression in multicultural Singapore....
‘The Lady’of Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi
By: Diana van Oort Aung San Suu Kyi is without a doubt the most iconic Burmese politician. As the Chairperson and General Secretary of the National League for...
Malaysian Activists Walk 300 KM to Demand Environmental Justice
A group of Malaysian activists has embarked on a 300 km walk from Kuantan to Kuala Lumpur to demand for an end to various environment grievances afflicting their...
Lady Gaga, Hard-liners and The Police in Indonesia
By: Jacobus E. Lato In a corrupted society, such as Indonesia; good and evil are often found on the same surface of the coin, which in turn holds the majority down. The...
Iskandar: a bellwether for improving relations between Singapore and Malaysia?
By: John Solomon A Thorny Past While never escalating any issue to a bout of saber rattling, Singapore and Malaysia have not always enjoyed what one could describe as a...
Timor Leste: a Country Colonized and Neglected
By: Ed Caffin This year, South East Asia’s youngest state celebrated its tenth anniversary. The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste was colonized for centuries,...
