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Poem: 64 By Emha Ainun Nadjib

my God

Elections: Indonesia’s Labor Party Strengthening the Working Class Against Elitist Politics by Project Multatuli

“..Supporting progressive parties is a means of defending oneself against injustice..”

The ‘Archive of Yogyakarta’ digitised by the British Library

“The ‘Archive of Yogyakarta’ refers to a collection of some four hundred manuscript documents in Javanese dating from 1772 to 1813, originating from the court of Yogyakarta. A highly important source for the political, economic, social, administrative and legal history of central Java in the late eighteeth…” (Read more) Source: The Archive of Yogyakarta digitised,…

Corruption: Stunned Investigators Find $63 Million in Cash and 51 Kg of Gold in Home of Former Supreme Court Official

…Stunned Indonesian investigators seize nearly IDR 1 trillion (approximately $63 million USD) in cash and 51 kilograms of gold in alleged bribes for Judges..

Environment: Smoke Haze Lawsuit Dismissed as Inadmissible by South Sumatra Court, Greenpeace

“Not Yet Free From Smoke”

Hunting Hasto: Latest Opposition Figure Jailed in Widely Viewed Political Trial

“..long perceived the charges against Hasto as politically driven..”

Tom Lembong Trial: The Political Cost of Support for Opposition Figure Anies Baswedan

…praying for justice…

Biodiversity: Worrying uptick in proboscis monkey trade in Indonesia, Mongabay

“The ones that are for sale are almost all young, and they won’t last”

Film: A Brother and 7 Siblings, Directed by Yandy Laurens, Tirto.id

The Indonesian film “1 Kakak 7 Ponakan” officially premieres on N*****x July 10, 2025.

Trump Tariff Nego: China, Nickel, Military Equipment, Distressed Airlines, Market Access All Being Mulled, Bloomberg

“..balanced, forward-looking economic relationship that yields tangible benefits for businesses and workers..”