Press Clippings
08 Mar 2019
The Dangdut Cowboys to perform with Rhoma Irama on Indonesian tour
American dangdut band The Dangdut Cowboys, will “shake” Surabaya, Medan and Jakarta on March 8 -18. The band, which consists of Pitt and CMU faculty, alumni and graduate students, will visit Indonesia as a part of a cultural exchange program sponsored by the United States Embassy in Jakarta. Founder / vocalist, Andrew N. Weintraub, who is also.. Read More.
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.
