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‘They call me baboe’: How a domestic helper saw the colonial world

She was a happy girl aspiring to be a teacher when she decided to leave her home village. Thus...

Oct 5 · 2 min read >

Why the Dutch do not respect Sukarno

“Happy Merdeka Day!” Kartika Sari Dewi Soekarno wrote, conveying her greeting on the 75th anniversary of Indonesia’s independence, Aug....

Oct 5 · 3 min read >

Buried histories 55 years on: A message to the nation

It was late December 1965 when we on the way home had to stop near a bridge somewhere in...

Oct 5 · 3 min read >

From Matebian to Nationhood: An Indonesian View on the East Timorese Struggle for Independence

“East Timor is a wrong place at a wrong time,” Bishop Carlos F.X. Belo (1996) has pointedly summed up...

Oct 4 · 4 min read >

After Wamena: Habibie’s death should inspire Papua solution

The Jakarta Post | Opinion | Fri, October 04 2019, 11:06 AM

Oct 4 · 3 min read >

That big door toward freedom for East Timor

The Jakarta Post | Opinion | Wed, August 28 2019, 04:49 PM

Aug 28 · 3 min read >

Signs of new New Order amid hope and fear

The Jakarta Post | Opinion | Wed, February 25 2019, 01:09 PM

Feb 25 · 4 min read >

Death in Autumn: Khashoggi and Munir

The Jakarta Post | Opinion | Wed, November 7 2018, 11:03 AM

Nov 7 · 3 min read >

Mass Killings That Were Planned: A ‘Game-changer’

The Jakarta Post | News | Thu, October 4 2018, 02:09 AM

Oct 4 · 3 min read >

Snouck Hurgronje – The colonial strategist

Short version published by the Jakarta Post | Life | Mon, April 2 2018, 9:01 AM

Apr 2 · 5 min read >