‘Whose Comfort?’By Professor Yonson Ahn
Body, sexuality and identities of Korean ‘Comfort Women’ and Japanese soldiers during WW11 Professor Yonson Ahn addressing attendees at the launch of ‘Whose Comfort?’ Photo: Courtesy World Scientific Publishing Company […]
‘Panembahan Reso’: First Performance of Indonesian playwright Rendra’s Anti-New Order Play in More Than Three Decades
BY JAYANTY NADA SHOFA JAKARTA GLOBE TUE, JANUARY 21, 2020 Panembahan Reso, a barely disguised exposé of New Order politics. (Photo courtesy of Ciputra Artpreneur) JAKARTA, INDONESIA – “Panembahan Reso,” […]
Malaysian author Hanna Alkaf bags Freeman Book award with ‘Weight of Our Sky’
By Anne Grace Savitha Malay Mail Friday, Jan 24, 2020 Hanna Alkaf, author of ‘The Weight of Our Sky’, speaks to Malay Mail in Kuala Lumpur February 15, 2019. — […]
Book marks 60 years of friendship between Cambodia and Indonesia
Khorn Savi The Phnom Penh Post December 19, 2019 The Indonesian Embassy on Thursday held a book launch to mark 60 years of friendship between Indonesia and Cambodia. KHORN SAVI […]
Hanoi Book Fair 2019
HANOI, Vietnam, Dec 11 – The Hanoi Book Fair welcomed some 14 publishing houses and associations from Myanmar, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, and the Southeast Asia Publishing Association as […]
Looking stylish and spot-on in Indonesian ‘wastra’
AUDRIE SAFIRA MAULANA THE JAKARTA POST Sun, November 17, 2019 Glamor: A mini fashion show, depicting traditional cloths worn in classical and contemporary styles inspired by the book, is staged. […]
Indonesian book ‘Beauty is a Wound’ among Literary Hub’s best translated novels of the decade
THE JAKARTA POST Sun, November 17, 2019 On a list titled “The 10 Best Translated Novels of the Decade”, Literary Hub deputy editor Emily Firetog praises Tucker’s English translation of […]
Indonesia Teen Sci-Fi Novel ‘Najima’ Tackles Heavy Issues Head-On
By NUR YASMIN JAKARTA GLOBE OCTOBER 08, 2019 Kanaya N. Ozora launched her first book ‘Najima,’ a teen sci-fi novel written in English, in Jakarta on Saturday. (JG Photo/Nur Yasmin) […]
Indonesia to Promote Traditional Culture, Cuisine at Frankfurt Book Fair 2019
BY :DIANA MARISKA Jakarta Globe October 8, 2019 From left, Fauziah Hafidha of Mizan Group, Santhi Serad, co-founder of Aku Cinta Makanan Indonesia, and Laura Prinsloo, chairwoman of the National […]
Market Focus Indonesia celebrate a successful three days at The London Book Fair 2019
LONDON – After three days of author events, panel discussions, culinary tastings and professional networking, an ambitious programme of over 50 events took place, connecting international publishers, translators and agents […]
The London Book Fair 2019
LONDON, 12 March: The winners of The London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence Awards have been announced at a prestigious ceremony, 12 March, on the first day of the Fair. […]
‘Dharma Pātañjala’: a compelling look at yoga practices in ancient Bali
JOSA LUKMAN THE JAKARTA POST Mon, March 11, 2019 Enlightenment: In the pre-Islamic era, Balinese and Javanese people regularly practiced yoga for spirituality, lovemaking and preparing for their imminent death. […]
Indonesia is Market Focus Country at the London Book Fair 2019
The 12 authors represent the diversity of Indonesia’s literary sector LONDON, UK: Indonesia has been selected for the Market Focus Programme at The London Book Fair (LBF), offering the unique […]
‘Chef Leah with a Big Heart’ tells heartwarming story of sisterhood in Indonesia
By NI NYOMAN WIRA THE JAKARTA POST Sun, February 10, 2019 ‘Chef Leah with a Big Heart’ can be purchased online. (JP/Ni Nyoman Wira) JAKARTA, Indonesia – Leah Choy was 4 […]
Indonesia Massive Crackdown on Communist Books Deemed Unconstitutional
BY SHEANY JAKARTA GLOBE J JANUARY 25, 2019 JAKARTA, Indonesia – A plan by the Attorney General’s Office to launch a massive crackdown on books about communism and other banned […]
