Perhimpunan Indonesia – Inggris
We are sad to record the death in early February of A-IS member John Baker. John had been a member of the Society for some 25 years and attended events regularly until two or three years ago when health issues made that more difficult. As well as his commitment to the Society, he is remembered…
The Government of Indonesia will be temporarily restricting the visit of foreign nationals to Indonesia between 1 to 14 January 2021. 1. Foreign nationals are temporarily prohibited to enter Indonesia, except: a. The holder of Diplomatic or Official visa for an official Ministerial Visit or higher b. The holder of the Indonesian stay permit c….
Indonesian Language Course Every Monday 7 – 8.30 PM SOAS Language Centre is offering Indonesian beginners level 3 course every Monday from 7-8.30 PM starting from April 19 – July 5 2021. The course will combine grammar, listening, speaking, reading and writing lessons, with an emphasis on speaking. By the end of the course, you…
A localman struck a deal with Korindo to sell part of the land. Source:BBC Indonesia Ayomi Amindoni and Rebecca Henschke recenty wrote about the destruction of rainforests in Papua for BBC Indonesia. Below is an excerpt from the article. “A Korean palm oil giant has been buying up swathes of Asia’s largest remaining rainforests. A…
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Online via Zoom (booking is required). Click here to book a place for the event. Anglo-Indonesian Society Members are warmly invited to join the online reception organised by the joint ASEAN Societies on 3 December: please see details in the flyer (click here to see the flyer). Please address any queries to the organiser, MeiSim@LaiPeters.org.
Discussed on Zoom. Who were the first Jakartans? Where does the name “Menteng” come from? Or Tanah Abang? When did people name themselves “Betawi”?
Learn Indonesian online with the Indonesian Embassy in London. Every Saturday at 1pm the Embassy uploads a new lesson on YouTube. The instructors are online from 1pm – 2pm to answer any questions posted on the YouTube comment box. Click here to see the teaser video (and how to use the video) and click here…
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The Indonesian Embassy in London is currently conducting a survey on the profile and expectations of potential Indonesian language learners in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Fill in the survey here and you will have a chance to win one of the following prizes: – 15 prizes for a free Indonesian Beginners 1 course…
Maluku Province is one of the poorest, least developed and least educated provinces in Indonesia. Many Moluccan students can’t get access to good English training, and therefore scholarship opportunities, because of their remote locations or poor economic background. And yet there are many Moluccans living overseas (about 70,000 in Holland) who still have affinities to…
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Ahmad Almuttaqi, the Head of ASEAN Studies Program at the Habibie Centre, has recently written a book about President Jokowi’s foreign policy track record. Below is an abstract of the book. When Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo was sworn in as the seventh President of the Republic of Indonesia, taking over from Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the change…