Before BTS made K-pop mainstream globally, there was me: a teenager from the United States who fell in love with Indonesian music and became a Sahabat NOAH, the equivalent of BTS’s Army.

In the Indonesian online sphere, illustrators who are invested in railway history have begun reimagining train stations ...

In 2024, Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) quietly disbanded. This news drew far less public attention than when the terrorist organisation was in the international spotlight following the 2002 Bali bombings.

We stood beneath a coconut palm, its fronds swaying above an alang-alang field. Dayu Mas looked toward the Petanu river and said, ‘This place listens.’ It was 1983. We had been speaking for weeks ...

Empires, grand in ambition and hard-hearted in expansion, have fought wars throughout history, whether Rome and Carthage, the Ottomans and the Habsburgs or the Mughals and the Marathas. Their ...

Sunting, an exhibition at the National Museum in Jakarta, focuses on women’s contribution to social change in Indonesia, highlighting their leadership and achievements in fields such as education, ...

Indonesia’s national awakening narrative typically centres on events within our archipelago. Klaas Stutje's Di Balik Bendera Persatuan: Kalangan Nasionalis Indonesia dan Gerakan Antikolonial Dunia ...

Sadaqah (Charity) and Pahala (Blessing) at Masjid Jogokariyan in Yogyakarta In Yogyakarta, days during Ramadan days begin with sahur, a simple predawn meal, and close with a more elaborate one with ...

Kupang, is a city (or more accurately perhaps, a town), that has a special place in my heart. It’s a place of memory—a place I first visited over a decade ago in 2012, as an eager student intern in ...

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Campaign messages flooded Indonesian public spaces, on social media and on the streets / Remco van Loenen. Indonesia’s election year – with legislative and presidential elections held on 14 February ...

Indonesia’s diversity is well known for its languages, peoples, as well as world and local religions. This diversity, however, doesn’t always sit well with everyone. Since the country’s independence ...