A millions-strong coalition of young people worldwide united by their love for K-pop stars — also known as idols — are increasingly participating in political and social activism across the globe.
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A short film produced by a father and son from Joondanna — and winner of Best Animation in the AIC’s ReelOzInd! 2020 short film festival — is on the longlist for an Oscars nomination.
Activists in Indonesia have lauded the government’s decision to ban public schools from making religious attire mandatory, a move that followed national outrage over non-Muslim students being forced to wear a hijab.
Maria (Diana Valencia), the lead character in Turut Berduka Cita, has to constantly recount the chronology of her father’s death to visitors at the funeral home.
Two Christian men were publicly flogged on Monday (Feb 8) in Indonesia’s ultra-conservative Aceh province for drinking alcohol and gambling, in a rare instance of non-Muslims facing a punishment frequently condemned by rights groups.
How Javanese shadow puppet performance artists and audiences in Jakarta adapt to the hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In September 2018, Indonesian premium makeup company Rollover Reaction launched a transparent brow mascara, dubbed the Browcara, using a male model as the main face for its marketing campaign.
Even before coronavirus, Bali had a major problem with poverty. Beyond the tourist centres many families struggle to make ends meet. Food is limited, healthcare basic and education a prized possession.
Saat tahun ajaran baru dimulai di awal tahun 2020 lalu, Tasha Herjanto tidak pernah berpikir jika ia akan bersekolah dari rumah.
A recent Morgan Stanley report has predicted that Indonesia will not only survive the crisis, but also enter a “Goldilocks” economy in 2021 if it can play its strategic place in the post-COVID-19 pandemic period and global order of the 21st century. Are they being too optimistic?
Indonesia is pushing back against violent extremism by introducing a presidential regulation to let civil societies and communities receive empowerment training to help their neighbourhoods.
Joko Widodo is sending mixed signals about whether he is truly combating religious radicalism.
Archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest known cave painting: a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was made at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia.
The dating of an exceptionally old cave painting of animals that was found recently on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is reported in our paper out today.
Riau Indonesian is spoken in a region of the island of Sumatra. It is a bizarrely simple language.
On December 30, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s government moved to ban the Islamic Defenders Front (Front Pembela Islam, FPI), one of the most prominent hardline Islamist groups in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country.
