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Honoring history, cherishing peace and creating a brighter future for humanity

History serves both as the best textbook and dose of sobriety.

Academia 2 weeks ago

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Why the Dutch have to recognize Indonesian independence from Aug. 17, 1945

The Dutch army had not just incidentally, but structurally applied extreme violence against Indonesi...

Art & Culture 3 weeks ago

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NYALA: Java war and the impact on contemporary artists

Two centuries on, Prince Diponegoro’s legacy lives on in a Galeri Nasional show linking past r...

Art & Culture 3 weeks ago

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Ternate and Papanggo: Echoes of a shared past

Centuries-old ties between Indonesia and the Philippines came to light in a Jakarta lecture, as plac...

Academia 3 weeks ago

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Rewriting history: Remembering, forgetting and forgiving

Official history can no longer stand alone as the sole arbiter of truth, while public history must c...

FEATURES 3 weeks ago

The battle over memory

And why the government’s plan to rewrite its history books should alarm us all.

Weekend Five 4 weeks ago

Independence Day games: Why we still play these wild August 17 traditions

These iconic games are more than silly fun, they carry echoes of our fight for freedom.

Archipelago 1 month ago

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Aceh urges Massachusetts to preserve Salem city seal depicting Acehnese

Some Acehnese and local historians believe that the figure depicted on the Salem city seal is Po Ada...

Lifestyle 1 month ago

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'Kebaya': Living history, modern elegance

At the 1928 Indonesian Women’s Congress in Yogyakarta, over a thousand women in kebaya (tradit...

Science & Tech 1 month ago

Artists, scientists breathe life into prehistoric woman

Reborn via a close partnership between science and art, Mos'anne's bust was created at Belgi...

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PREMIUM Honoring history, cherishing peace and creating a brighter future for humanity

PREMIUM Why the Dutch have to recognize Indonesian independence from Aug. 17, 1945

PREMIUM NYALA: Java war and the impact on contemporary artists

PREMIUM Ternate and Papanggo: Echoes of a shared past

PREMIUM Rewriting history: Remembering, forgetting and forgiving