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History: The Malay Hikayat Inderaputera By The British Library
Soother of sorrows or seducer of morals? The Malay Hikayat Inderaputera By The British Library Asian and African studies blog (Excerpt) “Probably composed in the late 16th century, Hikayat Inderaputera was one of the most widespread and popular Malay tales, and is known from over thirty manuscripts dating from the late 17th century onwards. The…
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Talking Indonesia: palm oil and indigenous peoples – Indonesia at Melbourne
Over recent years, concerns about Indonesia’s food security have seen a sharp increase in industrial-scale agriculture across the country, including into the forests of West Papua. At the same time, the environmental and social ramifications of monocropping, particularly palm oil, are becoming well-known. (Read more at https://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/talking-indonesia-palm-oil-and-indigenous-peoples-in-west-papua/)
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Semarang: Javanese city of Malay scribes – Asian and African studies blog
The countryside around Semarang, on the north coast of Java, by Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn. British Library, 1781.a.21, plate 1. From the Asian and African studies blog at The British Library: Semarang: Javanese city of Malay scribes – Asian and African studies blog
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Journal Article: Silsilah Raja-Raja Brunei By Annabel Teh Gallop
Silsilah Raja-Raja Brunei: The Manuscript of Pengiran Kesuma Muhammad Hasyim By ANNABEL TEH GALLOP, Head of the Southeast Asia section, The British Library Published in Archipel, 2019, 97: 173-212. Introduction Sir Hugh Low (1824-1905) lived in Borneo for over thirty years. He first arrived in Sarawak in 1843 or 1844, and spent the next two…
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Exhibition: NGA Contemporary Worlds Indonesia
21 June – 27 October 2019 This exhibition looks at the creative practices of Indonesian artists working since the fall of President Suharto in 1998, an event that marked the end of three decades of the repressive, discriminatory New Order regime. (Find out more here.)
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Poem: Poetry is… by Amien Kamil
Poetry is…
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Back from Indonesia I for the Word ~ oct 16 – SoundCloud
Listen to Back from Indonesia I for the Word ~ oct 16 by Zoë Mc Pherson on #SoundCloud
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Some new old books on and from the Malay world, The British Library
“..The Library also holds printed books in languages such as Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese, Batak and Bugis, dating from the earliest printed examples through to contemporary publications,..”
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Short Story: Respected Ulema By Seno Gumira Ajidarma
Respected Ulema was not a shaman, not a fortune-teller and neither was he a magician. Respected Ulema was simply a theater actor. To be precise, a former theater actor, one who had transferred his acting skills from the stage to everyday life. From the way he behaved, the way he arranged his facial expressions and…
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