2018/01/12 |
Fake News Haunts Indonesia's Growing Online Communities
A lack of faith in mainstream media and the failure to maintain democratic institutions is breeding fake news that tells you what to feel as well as what to think.
2017/12/22 |
BOOK REVIEW: Contemporary Indonesian Artists, Art Spaces and Collectors
Dr. Yvonne Spielmann presents a dynamic Indonesian art scene but is ultimately overwhelmed by her subject.
2017/12/21 |
Dirty GIFs and Seditious Memes are Under Fire in Indonesia
Authorities threatened to block WhatsApp if the messenger app did not block 'obscene' content.
2017/11/23 |
The Migrant's Hometown
A Taiwanese and an Indonesian family reconnect in the Javanese countryside.
2017/11/15 |
Indonesia Opens its First Modern and Contemporary Art Museum
Indonesia’s first museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art has opened its doors for public, giving art enthusiasts the chance to view the works of Indonesian and international artists.
2017/11/09 |
Despite Duterte’s Bluster, the Philippines Continues to Profit
The economy of the Philippines remains strong despite violence and unpredictability — it has not experienced a financial crisis since 2002. Can the markets continue to remain detached amid political upheaval?
2017/10/22 |
Deep-rooted Problems with Democracy in Indonesia
Indonesians who tend towards secular forms of democratic politics should be aware, now more so than ever, of the historical and contemporary weakness of politically liberal (or social democratic) streams within Indonesian politics.
2017/08/30 |
Is Duterte's War on Drugs Migrating to Indonesia?
Indonesia is already wrestling with the toxic legacy of impunity for the mass killings of least 500,000 people in 1965–66, when the government gave free rein to soldiers and local militias to kill anyone they considered a “communist.” Unless Jokowi speaks out forcefully against a Duterte drug war model of crime control, he risks being responsible for a mass killing campaign that could demolish Indonesia’s fragile and hard fought-for rights and freedoms.
2017/08/25 |
The Fall and Rise of Jihadism in Southeast Asia
The loss of the IS caliphate has led to a shift in attention back to the domestic enemy in Southeast Asia.
2017/08/17 |
Jokowi Has a Political Prisoner Problem
Indonesia can’t claim to be a democratic, progressive state while still locking up citizens for merely expressing their rights of freedom of expression and association.
2017/08/02 |
Where Now for Indonesia's Banned Muslim Organization?
Operating under a government ban is nothing new for HT in other places in the world.
2017/08/01 |
First Batch of Cambodian Domestic Workers to Hong Kong Highly Vulnerable to Exploitation
There are calls for more proactive measures to protect the incoming batch of Cambodian workers to Hong Kong.
2017/08/01 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: China Bans Uyghur Language in Xinjiang Schools; ‘Narco Politicians’ Targeted in Philippines; US detects Unusual' NK Submarine Activity
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
2017/08/01 |
OPINION: Maladministration in Execution Last Year Exposes Death Penalty Debacle in Indonesia
Indonesia should restore the unofficial moratorium on the death penalty, writes Andreas Harsono.
2017/08/01 |
Why Environmentalists are Worried About Indonesia's New Palm Oil Laws
Mounting outcry over Indonesian palm oil bill as legislators press on.
2017/07/25 |
Indonesia's Name Games: The 'North Natuna Sea'
Rather than engaging in name games, Indonesia and other Southeast Asian states would be better off focusing on practical measures like building opposition to Chinese actions that violate international law.
2017/07/24 |
ASIA NEWS BITES: Jokowi Eyes Duterte-Style Drug War; Another Top Cadre Falls in China; Hong Kong Strongman Dies; India’s New Phone for the Masses
A quick roundup of the most important news from around the region.
