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'Panjebar Semangat': Iconic Javanese magazine faces approaching twilight
Lifestyle 4 years ago

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'Panjebar Semangat': Iconic Javanese magazine faces approaching twilight

After nine decades in print from prerevolutionary to modern Indonesian history, legendary Javanese magazine 'Panjebar Semangat' is nearing its end.
The sad state of Indonesian museums
Art & Culture 5 years ago

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The sad state of Indonesian museums

The January burglary of the Southeast Sulawesi museum shows that Indonesian museums need more support, funding and updating amid the international efforts to repatriate looted art and artifacts.
Dutch ready to give back seized colonial art, but to whom?
Art & Culture 5 years ago

Dutch ready to give back seized colonial art, but to whom?

A cannon that once saluted a Sinhalese king and a diamond looted from an Indonesian sultan are among thousands of objects seized during the colonial era whose rightful owners Dutch authorities are intent on tracking down.
A journey through time and spices
Books 5 years ago

A journey through time and spices

A young writer’s new book explores how the spice trade shaped Indonesia’s social and political structure.
Dutch king may stop using carriage celebrating colonial past
Art & Culture 5 years ago

Dutch king may stop using carriage celebrating colonial past

Dutch King Willem-Alexander may stop using a ceremonial horse-drawn carriage with images celebrating the Netherlands' former rule over colonies, he said on Friday, following an upsurge in criticism of the "Golden Carriage".
Beautiful bay, not a colonial palace: Jokowi asks for iconic new capital
National 6 years ago

Beautiful bay, not a colonial palace: Jokowi asks for iconic new capital

The government will build an Indonesian-style presidential palace in Balikpapan Bay in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, as part of its plan to develop a new capital city in the province.
Revitalization, filmmaking breathe new life into historical Onrust Island
City 6 years ago

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Revitalization, filmmaking breathe new life into historical Onrust Island

Onrust is one of four islands in Thousand Islands regency that have been acknowledged as sites of cultural heritage .
Jokowi, Rutte want to improve economic ties, tiptoe around past war crimes
World 6 years ago

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Jokowi, Rutte want to improve economic ties, tiptoe around past war crimes

Speaking at a joint press conference, Jokowi said the Netherlands was one of Indonesia’s key European partners.
How Amsterdam ignores Sukarno as anticolonial leader
Opinion 6 years ago

How Amsterdam ignores Sukarno as anticolonial leader

By not honoring Sukarno with a street name, the white Dutch leftists show the true colonial face of the Netherlands, maintaining old colonial power structures.
That big door toward freedom for East Timor
Opinion 6 years ago

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That big door toward freedom for East Timor

Many nations engaged in a bloody war before they achieved freedom. Few, however, went through it only to be suppressed days later and arise with great determination to fight and achieve it again.
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