Through these depictions, Surabaya’s identity as an advanced colonial port city or battlefield of resistance is reimagined as ...

Three decades after Suharto fell, the army is back. On the night of 8 May 2026, a screening of the documentary film Pesta ...

Gestapu An abbreviation invented by army propagandists in early October 1965 to refer to the 30 September Movement (Gerakan Tiga Puluh September). Although it did not accurately abbreviate the ...

For the generation of Indonesian language and studies educators who, like myself, began their teaching careers in the 1960s and 70s, this lively collection of informative essays and personal ...

Early on Sunday morning, Jalan Jenderal Sudirman in Jakarta is full of runners, cyclists, and families enjoying the city’s weekly car free day. Along the roadside, dozens of photographers with ...

No single voice can speak for the Seko people. That is exactly the point. The night I arrived in Seko in South Sulawesi’s North Luwu regency, most of the hillside was dark. A few houses glowed faintly ...

Are we building a golden future or a burnt-out generation? On a quiet night, a student in Indonesia scrolls through her phone before going to sleep. One video shows someone her age receiving a ...

In Aceh, tensions boil over between locals and the Rohingya refugees they once generously took in On 26 March 2026 in the dark of night, six bamboo houses in a Rohingya refugee shelter in Seuneubok ...

Can vertical housing solve the problems of the urban poor? On that sunny day, life in Kampung Bayam went on as it always had. Children chased each other and played around while mothers cooked some ...