Press Clippings Edition
05 Mar 2019
7 Female Authors Taking Indonesian Literature Worldwide
London is bracing itself for a cultural takeover, with Indonesian literature set to be centre stage at the 2019 London Book Fair. Culture Trip highlights the seven female authors who – alongside a series of literary, gastronomic and cultural events – will be showcasing all that Indonesian culture has to offer. Seven out of the.. Read More.
21 Feb 2019
Book raids, Red-baiting and culture wars in the Indonesian presidential election
On 26 December 2018, an Indonesian National Army (TNI) unit raided a book vendor in Kediri, East Java. They seized a handful of titles – all history books – about the nation’s turbulent politics in the 1960s. The army claimed the books were illegal as they promoted Marxism. Similar events in Padang, West Sumatra, and Tarakan, North Kalimantan (Borneo) followed. Read More.
04 Feb 2019
CSIS credits adaptability for dominating think tank list
The Jakarta Post 4 Feb 2019 Agnes Anya The Jakarta-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) was named top think tank in Southeast Asia and the Pacific by the 2018 Global Go To Think Tank Index. The list is compiled annually by United States-based Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the Lauder.. Read More.
29 Jan 2019
Merunut lemahnya hukum cyberbullying di Indonesia
Januari 29, 2019 3.54pm WIB Akhir 2018, aktris Ussy Sulistiawati melaporkan beberapa pengguna media sosial Instagram atas tindakan mereka yang menghina fisik anak-anaknya. Yang menarik dari kasus tersebut adalah Ussy melaporkan para pelaku dengan delik pencemaran nama baik yang diatur dalam Pasal 27 Ayat 3 Undang-Undang (UU) Nomor 11 Tahun 2008 tentang Informasi Elektronik (ITE).. Read More.
29 Jan 2019
Wawancara RRI Pro 2 dengan alumna Fulbright FLTA, Kusumawati
“….harus berani…” tutur Kusumawati, dalam wawancaranya dengan RRI Pro 2 Palangka Raya pada tanggal 29 Januari, 2019 tentang pengalaman ia sebagai penerima beasiswa Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program tahun keberangkatan 2017. Dengarkan cerita Kusumawati tentang proses interview kebutuhan Visa, sewaktu tiba di AS dan lainnya disini: http://bit.ly/2Wt7nmc Semoga dapat menjadi inspirasi bagi calon aplikan.. Read More.
28 Jan 2019
Novel “Gentayangan” Raih Penghargaan di Inggris dan Amerika
Yohanes Enggar Harususilo Kompas.com – 28/01/2019 KOMPAS.com – Novel “Gentayangan: Pilih Sendiri Petualangan Sepatu Merahmu” karya Intan Paramaditha meraih penghargaan PEN Translates Award dari English PEN dan PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant dari PEN America. Kedua penghargaan ini bertujuan untuk mendukung proses penerjemahan “Gentayangan” ke dalam bahasa Inggris dengan judul The Wandering. PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant.. Read More.
26 Jan 2019
Terinspirasi Obama, Imam Besar Istiqlal Bentuk Nasaruddin Umar Office
Imam Besar Istiqlal Resmikan Lembaga Survei Nasaruddin Umar Office. (Liputan6.com/Nanda Perdana Putra) Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Imam Besar Masjid Istiqlal Nasaruddin Umar meresmikan sebuah lembaga survei Nasaruddin Umar Office (NUO). Bertempat di kawasan Cilandak, Jakarta Selatan, acara tersebut mendapat banyak apresiasi dari para pejabat negara. Pantauan Liputan6.com, Sabtu (26/1/2019), sejumlah karangan bunga berjajar di sekitaran kantor tersebut. Di antaranya dari.. Read More.
01 Jan 2019
EEBB Luncurkan Buku ‘Untuk Guru dari Bangka ke Papua’
Foto Bersama Ketua Tim EEBB, Dr. Eddy Nurtjahya M.Sc dan anggota Isfarina S. Ter.T, dengan Pemateri Dilakhira Yasa, S.Pd., M.Ec.Dev., tenaga pendidik dan puluhan orangtua murid pada kegiatan Peluncuran Buku “Untuk Guru dari Bangka ke Papua”di PAUD Destira Tanjung Ratu, Sungailiat,Sabtu (29/12/2018) pagi. BANGKAPOS.COM — Program EEBB (Early Education Bangka Bupul) meluncurkan buku “Untuk Guru dari Bangka ke Papua”kelanjutan.. Read More.
12 Dec 2018
Prof. R. William Liddle Receives Culture Award Certificate from the Government of Indonesia
WASHINGTON, DC, United States of America: 12/12/2018: The Indonesian Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Budi Bowoleksono on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia granted the Cultural Award to Prof. Dr. R. William Liddle, Emeritus Professor of Political Sciences from Ohio State University and an expert on Indonesia. The event took place at.. Read More.
27 Oct 2017
Who Speaks Indonesian, ‘the envy of multilingual world’?
Despite its tremendous language diversity, Indonesia as a nation is in favour of monolingualism. Approximately 700 languages are spoken across the archipelago, yet Indonesia chose to name one national and official language. But who actually speaks Indonesian? Indonesia’s notable language policy has made it the “envy of the multilingual world”, according to linguist Joshua A. Fishman. This.. Read More.
