SOCIAL CULTURE
The old town of Jakarta as candidate for UNESCO world heritage status, Part I: The scheme for the ideal city
IO - As UNESCO assesses the Old Town of Jakarta for World Heritage status, the Independent Observer is publishing a series of articles exploring why the Old Town of Jakarta with its four outlaying Islands...
Sole Oha: An exhibition of woven cloths from magical places
IO, Jakarta - Dini Jusuf was once a banker in a world centered around finance but then she went to Toraja and lost her heart to its culture and people. Eventually, Dini left her...
Indonesians stranded or choosing not to return during the pandemic….
IO - During the past few weeks the Independent Observer has written about foreigners who chose to remain in Indonesia during the pandemic. Today we are writing about Indonesians who were stranded, or chose...
A Prince’s Legacy. Part II: Trying to understand Diponegoro
IO - As a woman, a non-Javanese Indonesian, a person who respects physical courage and whose father modernized the Malay language in order to become Indonesian it is not easy for me to admire...
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