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Why so serious?

Netizens’ responses to the banning of a popular slang word raise questions about the moral character of public communication

Japanese and Malay Pearl Divers / State Library of Western Australia

Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak the book club has hosted weekly virtual meetings/ Baca Rasa Dengar

Book clubs and creative communities have headed online where they provide Jakartans with vital connections and solace during the pandemic

Protestors calling for land reform, Jakarta, September 2019 / Dhemas Reviyanto / ANTARA FOTO

The Dutch colonialists adopted the concept of domein verklaring (domain declaration) to claim control over a large part of Indonesia’s land. This act lives on in modern-day Indonesia, causing conflict and poverty.

Lance Castles, painted by Yasin Tiar in 1999

Lance in a seminar in Jakarta / TEMPO/NIHIL PAKURIL

Be there! Exploring small oil palm plantations from Riau (not Europe)

Vina Adriani leads a critical discussion of Indonesia’s Draft Anti-Sexual Violence Bill / Fanny Syariful Alam

Bandung School of Peace is leading the fight against intolerance in West Java

Mothers and babies in rural West Papua / Els Rieke Katmo

Distrust in doctors’ decision making around c-sections is a key cause of Papuans’ avoidance of hospitals

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