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Indonesia to Tighten Palm Oil Exports From January 1, Al Jazeera

“..move aimed at ensuring sufficient domestic supply…”

New Book: Empire’s Violent End – Edited By T B Zaalberg and B Luttikhuis

“The violent operations initiated by these militias showed a similar pattern in the cities Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, and Surabaya. They first clashed with Eurasian youths from within the part of the Eurasian community that had not been interned in Japanese camps and had felt humiliated by nationalist Indonesian youngsters.”

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Poem: Minggu Pertama Anak Perempuanku Karya Gennady Aygi (1934 – 2006)

Minggu Pertama Anak Perempuanku Karya Gennady Aygi (1934 – 2006) kesunyian itu tempat anak berada – tampak tak merata dalam batas-batas – dari pantulan rapuh bayangan cahaya: kekosongan! – sebab dunia Tumbuh dalam diri dia – untuk Mendengarkan ke Dirinya sendiri dalam Keutuhannya 22 January 1983 https://poets.org/poem/my-daughters-first-week

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Op-Ed: Majalah Mother Jones: Covid “Endemik” Bukan Berarti Ringan

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Poem: Walk to the West in the Morning By Sapardi Djoko Damono

Walk to the West in the Morning By Sapardi Djoko Damono when i walk to the west in the morning the sun follows me from behind i follow my own shadow which stretches out in front of me. the sun and i have no quarrel about which of us has created the shadow the…

Christmas Poem By Sapardi Djoko Damono

Christmas Poem By Sapardi Djoko Damono I sought for you in the rain tonight to say to you greetings. You who were born once. born again, and always shall be born and reborn. Oh, have mercy on this your servant. ————————-tens of thousands of babies have been born since your first birth, as though…

Short Story: Bitter Covid By Seno Gumira Ajidarma

“The ambulance drivers are all exhausted. The grave diggers feels likes they ain’t got no hands left. The preachers is all prayin’ 24 hours a day…”

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On the very day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Kusno’s father bought him a pair of shorts. 1001 brand twill pants. Made in Italy.