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Beware of Dutch king: Colonial wolf in sheep’s clothing
Opinion 4 weeks ago

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Beware of Dutch king: Colonial wolf in sheep’s clothing

Despite signs of weakening, the Western empire has never really collapsed. After World War II, old-s...
‘They call me baboe’: How a domestic helper saw the colonial world
Art & Culture 4 weeks ago

‘They call me baboe’: How a domestic helper saw the colonial world

She was a happy girl aspiring to be a teacher when she decided to leave her home village. Thus began...
12 reasons why: Activists enumerate reasons to reject ‘colonial spirited’ omnibus bill
National 2 months ago

12 reasons why: Activists enumerate reasons to reject ‘colonial spirited’ omnibus bill

Forty civil society organizations have presented 12 reasons why people should reject the omnibus bil...
Netherlands returns 1,500 historical artifacts to Indonesia
National 2 months ago

Netherlands returns 1,500 historical artifacts to Indonesia

The repatriation process symbolically started in November 2016, when Netherlands Prime Minister Mark...
The forgotten role of ethnicity in Indonesian history
Opinion 5 months ago

The forgotten role of ethnicity in Indonesian history

The lack of discussion of ethnicity, both in the Indonesian historiography and public discourse brin...
How Amsterdam ignores Sukarno as anticolonial leader
Opinion 6 months 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 ...
That big door toward freedom for East Timor
Opinion 7 months 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 onl...
Timor Leste: Colonial past and neocolonial present
Opinion 7 months ago

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Timor Leste: Colonial past and neocolonial present

One way or another, Timor Leste remains unable to unchain itself from the colonial grip and its prox...
How postcolonial is postcolonial Indonesia?
Opinion 7 months ago

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How postcolonial is postcolonial Indonesia?

While the notions of postcolonialism vary and should be understood as attempts to resonate hybrid fr...
'Indian Downton Abbey' turns colonial cliches upside down
Entertainment 11 months ago

'Indian Downton Abbey' turns colonial cliches upside down

The maker of a lavish new television series dubbed the "Indian Downton Abbey" wants to tur...
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