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Community 4 years ago
In his eyes: Japanese scholar chronicles firsthand accounts of Muslim figures
Japanese political scientist Hisanori Kato’s poignant firsthand account of his encounters with Indonesian Muslims from 1991 to the first decade of this millennium provides invaluable insights into a stormy period in Indonesian history.
Books 5 years ago
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'The Untold Magellan Story': New nonfiction reveals 1519 global circumnavigation journey in Magellan's words
A newly published book on Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe reveals that a native of modern-day Sumatra had a hand in cementing the Portuguese navigator's place in history.
National 5 years ago
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'Charlie' tells more about Kopassus intelligence capabilities
The need for Densus 81 to have its own intelligence unit was felt after the unit took part in securing the ASEAN summit in Manila in December 1987 under the threat of a rebellion by the Philippines' own Lt. Col. Gringo Honasan.
Books 5 years ago
‘The Uninhabitable Earth’: Unpleasant wake-up call to harrowing future
Wallace-Wells remorselessly delineates the notorious impact of human-induced disasters in a worst-case scenario. He spells out the adverse effects of climate crisis in his book’s first line as “worse, much worse than you think”.
Books 6 years ago
‘A Yellow House’ opens window to the lives of Indonesian domestic workers in Singapore
Many Indonesian maids often are locked inside working extra-long hours without even being fed. Some of them experience sexual abuse. Those portrayals of Indonesian domestic workers along with Asian domestic workers are neatly narrated in Karien van Ditzhuijzen’s A Yellow House.
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