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For decades now, Indonesia's rich marine natural resources have been plundered at will by foreign fishing vessels. Some operate under 'official' licences purchased from Indonesian middlemen and even ...
Lies Marcoes Natsir is one of Indonesia’s foremost experts in Islam and gender. She has played a pioneering role in the Indonesian gender equality movement by bridging the divide between Muslim and ...
A social gap? Beggars gather outside the Bon Tek Bio Temple, Tangerang, West Java, Chinese New Year 2008 / Henri Ismail The situation of Indonesia’s ethnic Chinese minority is inextricably tied to the ...
Pramoedya Ananta Toer stands as a major figure in the landscape of Indonesian history and literature. His life and works are deeply intertwined with the intense periods of Dutch colonialism, the ...
Pramoedya Ananta Toer merupakan tokoh penting dalam lanskap sejarah dan sastra Indonesia. Kehidupan dan karya-karyanya sangat terkait dengan masa-masa kolonialisme Belanda yang intens, perjuangan ...
Encountering Indonesia through the Buru Quartet Nathan Hollier In Max Lane’s penetrating work Indonesia Out of Exile: How Pramoedya’s Buru Quartet Killed a Dictatorship there is a description from ...
While other contributions to this edition discuss the remarkable achievement of Pramoedya’s novels picturing the creation of the Indonesian nation, my focus is on his Cerita Dari Blora, Stories of ...
Image appeared on a social media post for an event celebrating 100 years of Pram in Bandung. Illustration is by Bawana 2025 Pramoedya’s centenary was celebrated widely in Indonesia, rarely by ...
Image to advertise a lecture series based on Pramoedya's work sponsored by the Jakarta Arts Council and other organisations, June 2025 / IG @jakartscouncil It was good to see the Teater Kecil so ...