Indonesia: Yet another Hereditary democracy
There is something that we didn’t earlier discussed on page of the Modern Diplomacy.
Do you remember the prime time television series Dynasty that aired...
Russia-Indonesia: 70 years of friendship
“Jauh di mata, dekat di hati .” This is how Lyudmila
Georgievna Vorobieva, Russian ambassador to Indonesia, characterized the
relationship between the two countries.
In fact, in the...
Give me religion that does not polarise society
A few years ago in Aceh, a poster was put
up by the Islamic Sharia Department in Banda Aceh of the communications and
information agency office,...
Indonesia abandoning its Capital ?
I have
almost always lived in capital cities. I was born in New Delhi, resided in
London, Prague (before Czechoslovakia split in 1993), Budapest, Rome, Bonn
(long...
Ahok biopic: The making of a man, the unmaking of a nation
After comedies, ghost horror films are the genre most liked by Indonesians, with 44 percent saying they enjoy them. Apparently they produce a thrill,...
Paris and Pittsburgh, pesticides in Indonesia: When none is best
D onald Trump famously said, “I was elected to represent the people of Pittsburgh, not Paris,” when he announced the withdrawal by the...
Saudi king’s “Clash of Civilizations”, convergence with Indonesia’s hypocrisy and opportunism
When my older sister who lives in Germany came to Indonesia recently, we gave her the royal treatment. Well, she’s family after all, and...
Hungry of Hungary – One (senti)mental journey
Some days ago, I achieved historical continuity between Hungary and Indonesia — well, at least in connection to my father and me. How so?...