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The Jalan Roa Malaka of Kota Tua Part III: The Europeans

IO - Three groups of people lived in the Jalan Roa Malaka namely Indo-Portuguese, Chinese and Europeans. In Part III of this series we look at the Europeans. There were European houses on Jalan...

Dolorosa Sinaga Indonesian sculptor with a social conscience. Part I: The spiritual evolution of an artist

IO - Dolorosa Sinaga is a Batak who was born on the 31st of October 1952 in Sibolga, North Sumatra. Her father was furiously playing tennis when they told him the news that his...

The Jalan Roa Malaka of Kota Tua Part I: A name related to the Portuguese

IO - In what was once the intramuros area of Kota Tua or the Old Town area of Jakarta there is still today a road with the intriguing name of Jalan Roa Malaka. There...

Joe Biden as healer and unifier faces not only economic problems but also issues of culture and national identity

IO - On November 7th 2020 Indonesians awoke to the news that President-elect Biden had exceeded the minimum number of electoral votes needed in order to win the presidency. With over seventy-four million votes...

Love of my country

IO - A Jewish man who is an Austra­lian citizen once told me how at the age of 18 he went to serve for 3 years in the Israeli army. “It was so that...

Idanna Pucci, from Florence to Bali Part IV: The twinning of two towns and Emilio Ambron

IO - Idanna Pucci has described Flor­ence as a hermetic city, with layers of culture and history and, in her view, Bali is very similar. “I have interacted with Bali for thirty- eight years,...

Idanna Pucci, from Florence to Bali Part III: Vagando Aquiro

IO - “Florence is an hermetic city. It is a city that conceals secrets. One should never stop searching and looking beyond the appearance. Then, when you least expect it something unpredictable emerges,” said...

Idanna Pucci, from Florence to Bali Part II: Life’s journey

IO - Who would not wish to be born in a palazzo in Florence, that great Italian centre of the arts where people gath­er from all over the world to immerse themselves in the...

Idanna Pucci, from Florence to Bali Part I: A new edition of The World Odyssey of a Balinese prince

IO - In March this year a new and re­vised edition of Idanna Pucci’s book, Against All Odds was released. The new book The World Odyssey of a Balinese Prince tells the story of...

Toeti Heraty Roosseno, Indonesian philosopher and Renaissance woman contemplates an encyclopaedia of Nusantara philosophers…

IO - What does Indonesian philosophy mean? Some have said that it is the tradition of abstract speculation held by the people who inhabit the islands of Nusantara or the Indonesian Archipelago as expressed...

Statues topple as national identity and global values change. Part III: Statues in Indonesia

IO -  With regard to Indonesia statues have already been protested and toppled since before independence. General Van Heutsz was a Dutch general famous for bringing an end to the Aceh War which...

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