PROFILE

Despite the clouds obscuring Jakarta that afternoon, Hanny Pirss, CEO and founder of H Clinic, smiled brightly enough to rival the sun, as she welcomed Independent Observer to her offices. “Hallo, how are you?”...

IO - It never crossed Anthony Gunawan’s mind that he’d become the General Manager of a professional basketball club…even though he spent nearly half his life performing the sport. Anthony was a player in...

Being born and raised in Solo, Central Java, from parents who were so intimately close with the Archipelago's textiles, who love them so much that they became patrons of textile artisans and owners of...

Fitriagustin “Ing” Tjandra suffered from backaches for years. She tried everything to get rid of the pain: “I went to ever so many doctors and therapists. I took so many drugs and supplements that...

Commemorating the centenary of his birth IO - The second President of the Republic of Indonesia, Soeharto, was born on June 8. Soeharto, who ruled for 32 years, was born in 1921 to Kertosudiro and...

IO - A national Indonesian hero and freedom fighter, born in June: Tan Malaka.  Tan Malaka was born on June 2, 1897 in Nagari Pandam Ganang, Gunuang Omeh, West Sumatra. From his childhood, the...

IBL’s success encourages IO - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno is known as a big fan of basketball. Not only a connoisseur, but Sandi is also quite skilled at playing this sport,...

A Minister whose distinguished service spans two regimes IO - There are not many figures whose skills were so respected that they served as a Minister during two very different regimes. Soemitro Djojohadikoesoemo was a...

Eloquent founding father whose oration marks the birth of Pancasila IO - Indonesians commemorate the birth of Pancasila every June 1, coinciding with Sukarno’s stirring oration before the Dokuritsu Junbi Cosakai (The Preparatory Agency for...

Makes history for Indonesian women’s boxing IO - It is a high point in history for Indonesian women’s boxing, as boxer Uswatun Hasanah entered the lightweight final (60 kg) of the Asian Elite Boxing Championship...

May 20, 1908: Originator of Boedi Oetomo IO - On May 20, the Indonesian people commemorate National Awakening Day. This day is considered as one of the pillars of the nation’s struggle to start moving...