Believing in the good of humanity is a revolutionary act: Rutger Bregman in ‘Humankind’
Devina Heriyanto The Jakarta Post Sun, May 31, 2020 Humankind by Rutger Bregman (Courtesy of Bloomsbury/File) What if people are inherently kind? This question remains at the heart of Humankind, a newly […]
Meet Techhong: Cambodia’s new generation writer
Srey Kumneth / Khmer Times May 1, 2020 Luy Ung Techhong. GT2/Srey Kumneth Nowadays, creativity is an important tool which shape the unique characteristics of a human. Luy Ung Techhong, […]
‘250 Years in Old Jakarta’: Tracing history, family and the Big Durian
Josa Lukman The Jakarta Post Sunday, April 19, 2020 Tracing the past: The book ‘250 Years in Old Jakarta’ is born out of Sven Verbeek Wolthuys’ familial connection to the […]
Malaysian author Kulleh Grasi’s ‘Tell Me, Kenyalang’ makes it to longlist of America’s Best Translated Book Awards 2020
BY ANNE GRACE SAVITHA MALAY MAIL Friday, Apr 3, 2020 Malaysia author Kulleh Grasi made it onto the longlist of the Best Translated Book Awards 2020 with his collection of […]
Book – ‘Whose Comfort?’ By Professor Yonson Ahn
‘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?’ […]
‘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. — […]
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