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Academia 1 month ago

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Succession, oligarchy and power struggles inside the palace

Nearly four months into Prabowo’s second year, the palace is already busy securing the administration's future through oligarchic reorganization while the public still waits for policies to yield tangible results.

Academia 1 year ago

A call for consciousness against genocide

The value of human life cannot be measured and is intrinsic to every individual, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender or other characteristics.

Art & Culture 3 years ago

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Creating against the tide: Indonesia's ethnic artists dare to push the bounds

In a country with strong religious underpinnings, Indonesian ethnic artists face unique challenges in pursuing their craft and preserving their cultures.

Academia 3 years ago

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Will Albanese’s unlikely victory be likely in Indonesia?

Looking ahead to the 2024 presidential election, the status quo looks to remain unchanged, as all the potential leading candidates are Javanese or of Javanese descent.

Art & Culture 3 years ago

Sudan band’s music empowers sidelined ethnic group

Noureddine Jaber, a musician with a unique part-guitar, part-tamboura instrument, is giving voice to Sudan's long-marginalized eastern communities through a new album.

Academia 3 years ago

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Break the bias – but what’s wrong with bias?

The danger of bias is that the hatred it causes infects not just one person but can instead influence an entire group or a regime.

Entertainment 6 years ago

‘I actually don't have Indonesian blood whatsoever’: Agnez Mo’s statement sparks controversy

“I actually don’t have Indonesian blood whatsoever. So, I’m actually German, Japanese and Chinese, I was just born in Indonesia."

SE Asia 6 years ago

Myanmar partially lifts internet shutdown in conflict-torn Rakhine, Chin states

Norwegian mobile operator Telenor Group said the transport and communications ministry had lifted the block, in place since June 21, in five townships in Rakhine and Chin states at midnight.

SE Asia 7 years ago

The battle for Hmong heritage in Vietnam

Vuong Duy Bao surveys his ancestral palace, a vestige of Vietnam's marginalised Hmong ethnic minority that he says was taken from his family by local officials.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Ethnic hostility is contagious: Czech-Slovak study

Hostility towards ethnic minorities is contagious and the acceptability of destructive behavior towards them can easily change depending on how others behave, according to a new study by a Czech-Slovak team.

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