SEAsia political risk analyst @SPGMarketintel, ex head of Asean @FT Confidential Research, and @BBCIndonesia. Views are mine.
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I didn't realise Hernan Cortes had a connection with Maluku @toniocampolopez . 500-Year-Old Receipt for Supplies to Conquer an Empire Is Returned to Mexico nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/fb…
No better book to accompany my train journey from Yogya to Jember passing through what was Majapahit's hearland @HeraldLinde .
Really enjoyed @HeraldLinde's talk at @LSESEAC on Majapahit based on his book. Fantastic storytelling and very informative. Looking forward to reading the book.
Anton Alifandi - Tantangan Tuckel Tangani Timnas Inggris youtu.be/NOOR9av-mVg?si=-PrX… via @YouTube saya senang diajak membahas sepakbola Inggris oleh @LSastrawijaya
The future is nickel in Indonesia asiatimes.com/2024/10/the-fu… via @asiatimesonline V interesting and informative intvw by @rachman_joseph with Septian Hario Seto on Indonesia's nickel policy. Pertinent questions, properly answered.
Great talk by @Davidvanrey about his amazing book 'Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World' at the @britishlibrary tonight. I liked the book so much I reviewed it in the @jakpost thejakartapost.com/culture/2…
Can Indonesia Actually Raise Its Debt to GDP Ratio to 50 Percent? @Diplomat_APAC thediplomat.com/2024/06/can-… Great article by @JamesJGuild referencing debate in the 1950s between Prabowo's father, Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, and Sjafruddin Prawiranegara, 2 major figures of that era.
Amazingly erudite talk on Gus Dur and Indonesian Islam and politics by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad. Full of nuggets of information.
In this 26th instalment of our #ParadigmsofLeadership Lecture Series, Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad provides a comprehensive overview of the life and leadership of Abdurrahman Wahid, also known as Gus Dur, the former President of Indonesia.
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/NkbQ7z0w2O0
‘Revolusi’: A look at Indonesia’s fight for freedom thejakartapost.com/culture/2… It's been over 30 years since I've written for @thejakartapost, the book I reviewed is a great read.
I thought it was an excellent conversation all round. Pertinent questions and revealing answers. Bongbong came across as a president who's on top of his brief. V good audio production too.
Here is audio of my interview with @bongbongmarcos. I thought he was surprisingly frank on the dilemmas of trying to keep on terms with both the US and China. We also discuss Duterte drugs war/Climate change and why the Phills has to import so many onions ft.com/content/c53267fd-75af…
economist.com/christmas-spec… An evocative piece on the life of the Baduy people. V satisfying end-of-year reading.
I learnt from @edysuk that Jose Maria Sison, the founder of the CPP who died last week, translated the poems of Chairil Anwar from Indonesian into English. Very good translations too!
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Indonesia's new criminal code reflects unresolved culture clash asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Indo… This piece by @jagowriter is spot on in explaining how Indonesia's new criminal code reflects a culture clash that goes all the way back to the founding of the republic.
Balancing act of Indonesia’s morality law upsets activists and Islamists ft.com/content/4fd40905-924c… via @financialtimes This article by @mjruehl better reflects where Indonesia is politically and socially than other English-language articles I've read on the new criminal code.
From Antwerp to Zanzibar: travel writers’ discoveries of 2022 ft.com/content/0f121b41-ece2… via @financialtimes I agree with
@DalrympleWill that Borobudur is magical, but I wonder whether he visited the equally wondrous Prambanan with temples dedicated to the Trimurti and the Buddha.
Missionaries, Merlins, and Merchants nybooks.com/articles/2022/12… via @nybooks Excellent summary by @DalrympleWill of recent scholarship on how SE Asian kingdoms elevated Indian religious and cultural ideas in their magnificent monuments.
I feel the breeze and frangipani fragrance reading this piece by @SebastianAFP , it conveys the vibe of Nusa Dua and Biden's mood superbly thestar.com.my/aseanplus/ase…
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There is something truly magical about this sketch
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