Massive fish die-offs, sewage-smothered lakes, natural parks gashed by cable cars, soot-sullied skies and overflowing landfills — when considering environmental issues, it is easy to view them from a localized, Vietnam-specific perspective. The same problems the country is facing, however, are … [Read more...]
Words From a Bullet: Disappeared Poet’s Daughter Digs Deep Into Family Memory for New Poetry Book
June 19, 2018 by
Poet Fitri Nganthi Wani, the daughter of Indonesia's disappeared poet Wiji Thukul, has released a new poetry collection titled "Kau Berhasil Jadi Peluru" ("You Have Become a Bullet"), launched on Friday (08/06) at Yogyakarta's Jogja Village Inn. The title of the book is a reference to her father's … [Read more...]
Adults key to children’s interpretation of tolerance
June 10, 2018 by
Children may see a lot of things in everyday life, but they do not yet understand much of it, according to a discussion panel that stresses the importance of the role of adults, especially parents and teachers, in teaching children tolerance early on. Writer Sekar Sosronegoro emphasized that … [Read more...]
My Pain, My Country: New novel seeks to bring nuance to 1998 Jakarta riots, Chinese diaspora
March 20, 2018 by
"I got the impression that people living outside of Indonesia, even in Australia, did not understand the 1998 riots properly," author Dewi Anggraeni says, reflecting on why she wrote her latest novel which tells the story of a Chinese-Indonesian woman caught up in the violent protests that led to … [Read more...]
Sapardi Djoko Damono’s ‘Hujan Bulan Juni’ third novel launched
March 20, 2018 by
Writer and poet Sapardi Djoko Damono launched on Friday the third novel of the Hujan Bulan Juni (Rain in June) trilogy, Yang Fana Adalah Waktu (Time is Mortal). The first novel of the trilogy, Hujan Bulan Juni (HBJ), was released in June 2015. Meanwhile the second one, Pingkan Melipat Jarak … [Read more...]