Banyaknya film Indonesia yang diangkat melalui kisah viral dari media sosial adalah bukti bahwa audiens Indonesia menjadikan hal yang viral di media sosial sebagai faktor pemilihan tontonan mereka di bioskop.
Culture
For a long time, Yogyakarta and Bandung – charming university towns teeming with artists – overshadowed the megacity as more prominent cultural hotspots. Recently, however, Jakarta’s art scene has gained new momentum.
Ilmu Untuk Anak Bangsa recently held their annual festival at Djerring Flemington Hub in Melbourne where visitors enjoyed various Indonesian cultural activities including an Indonesian language Spelling Bee competition and singing contests.
Monocle is in Jakarta for The Chiefs, our annual business-and-leadership conference. Our editors, correspondents, photographers and radio producers have fanned out across the Indonesian capital to visit art fairs, furniture showrooms, busy restaurants and bustling cocktail bars.
Indonesia is among the world’s top food wasters. A 2021 study found that an alarming 37,000 tonnes of solid waste are generated daily in Indonesia, of which 45% is food waste.
Contemporary transnational diasporas are much larger and more dynamic than before, and their presence can mean that nations such as Australia are far more linguistically diverse than ever. This linguistic diversity enriches societies but also brings challenges in terms of inclusion and equity.
Wayang, a unique theatrical form honored as Indonesia’s cultural crown jewel, consists mainly of shadow puppetry (Wayang Kulit in Indonesian), wooden puppetry (Wayang Golek in Indonesian), and human puppetry (Wayang Orang in Indonesian).
What’s behind Indonesia’s decision to transition from offering pregnant women iron folic acid to multiple micronutrient supplementation? The country’s Director of Family Health Services Dr. Lovely Daisy and Vitamin Angels’ Quinn Harvey explain.
President Prabowo Subianto recently announced his plans to make Indonesia’s local content requirement — something the US had considered to be taxing — to be “more realistic and flexible”.
When Marlene Millott envisioned a career focused on Indonesia, she wasn’t entirely sure how she would make that happen.
Through decades of shifting political landscapes, Tangerang’s Chinese community has preserved their sacred traditions.
Celebrating Ramadan far from home can be challenging for many newcomers to the United States.
We recently talked with Teddy Al Muktady, an asylum-seeker from Indonesia and passionate advocate for LGBTQ+ Muslim youth, about how he celebrates Ramadan and how his faith inspires his advocacy.
The governor of Bali has updated guidelines for international tourists, urging them to respect local customs and vowing to take strict action against “naughty” foreigners.
The Editor-in-Chief of Tempo, Setri Yasra, expresses gratitude to fellow media, civil society coalitions, and various parties for their support amidst the recent acts of terror directed at the Tempo editorial office.
From FIFA World Cup Qualifier power plays between Australia v Indonesia to cross-border goals, we break it all down.
