On Tuesday 10th September 2024, the Global Encounters Monash (GEM) team headed back to Makassar, Indonesia. Over the following week we had a jam-packed range of activities that took us from the port of Makassar across the southern coast of South Sulawesi all the way to Biru.
Culture
Eloise Feilden considers whether Jakarta’s bustling cocktail scene can retain its relevance with the spotlight shining elsewhere.
After a 22-year “pause” on South Australian schools visiting Indonesia, 13 students from an Adelaide high school have returned from a cultural experience they will never forget.
An elite Melbourne school will stop teaching Bahasa Indonesia, ending one of the country’s longest running school Indonesian language programs in a move experts say is representative of a broader decline.
Mulawarman University (UNMUL) in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, will host the Indonesian premiere of the ReelOzInd! Film Festival on 24 October. It will be the first time the Indonesian premiere has been held outside of either Java or Bali.
After success with the Indonesian Language Symposium last year, the Indonesian Australian Students Association of Victoria is holding the event again this year, but in a slightly different format, and changing its name to Nusansastra.
Some of the most challenging issues post-colonial societies face involve managing the physical remnants of their colonial histories.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is returning hundreds of objects of Indonesian cultural value that have been kept in the country since the colonial era, based on the recommendation of the Dutch Colonial Collections Committee.
Wayang kulit, also referred to as wayang, is the ubiquitous shadow puppet theater of Java, Bali, and other islands of western Indonesia.
Southeast Asia’s largest online shopping platforms are requiring merchants to pay higher fees as they face increasing pressure to boost profitability in a challenging environment.
There are 25 million poor in Indonesia living on AUD 3 a day or less. Should outsiders help and if so, how?
As students navigate a rapidly evolving linguistic environment, many wonder if the rigid structure of formal Indonesian holds up. Could it be more of a barrier than a bridge in modern Indonesian education?
Brisbane Roar have announced the signing of Indonesian attacker Rafael Struick from Dutch side ADO Den Haag ahead of the upcoming Isuzu UTE A-League season.
Delayed marriages coupled with the growing aspiration of young people choosing to remain childfree may have a substantial impact on Indonesia’s fertility rate.
From veterinarian to biosecurity expert, Bruce Christie has been called many things during his life, but one of his lesser known nicknames is the “godfather of Indonesian cricket”.
Indonesia’s two largest Islamic organisations have accepted the Widodo administration’s offer of mining concessions to fund their activities. Critics inside and out say that they’ve sacrificed their function as independent civil society organisations by positioning themselves as partners of governments.
