Category: PAST EVENTS

This was the Society’s July event. The weather behaved, just about, and the dozens of attendees were treated to gamelan, angklung and Indonesian dance performances, and a cooking demonstration by AIS Vice Chair Petty Elliott. Thank you to Ambassador Desra Percaya and his wife Ibu Sari for being such gracious hosts, and everyone who helped organise it. Hope…

Read More “AIS Annual Summer Picnic, Saturday July 5, 11am – 2pm. Wisma Nusantara – the Indonesian Ambassador’s Residence – 2 Bishops Grove, London N2 0BP” »

The rise and fall of the Majapahit Empire is one of intrigue, murder, secrets, suspense, revenge, and war in a land filled with beautiful temples and imposing palaces. It remains, however, the most powerful empire in Asia that most people have never heard of. At its peak the Majapahit empire, in the days of King…

Read More “Tuesday 24 June meeting hosted jointly with the London School of Economics South East Asia Centre at the LSE in room CKK 1.15Book Talk: Majapahit: Intrigue, betrayal and war in Indonesia’s greatest empireby Herald van der Linde” »

Tuesday 10 June at 6.30pm. At the Indonesian Embassy, 30 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BU and simultaneously via Zoom The debate surrounding colonial collections in Western museums has developed in the past decade under pressure of former colonized nations, civil society and postcolonial diasporas.Who gets to decide which artefacts are exhibited and which narratives are being…

Read More “Jauh dari mata, dekat di hati (Out of sight, but close to the heart). Museums, colonial collections and postcolonial diasporas by Wim Manuhuttu, historian and heritage professional.” »

We will discuss Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s The Fugitive. The book was set in the Japanese occupation. In the twilight days of Japanese power in his country, an Indonesian army officer sparks an insurrection against the occupation army but is forced to flee into the jungle when he is betrayed by one of his own comrades. (GoodReads)…

Read More “Book Club. Celebrating Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s Birth Centennial. Wednesday 9 July 2025. 1-2.30pm UK time. 7-8.30pm Jakarta time. On Zoom” »

There will be NO MEETING in April, due to the Idul Fitri holiday Peter is a retired history professor whose specialist subject is the Javanese Prince Diponegoro, who led a war against the Dutch from 1825-1830. Peter’s doctoral thesis was entitled: Dipanagara and the Making of the Java War: Yogyakarta History, 1785-1825. He later wrote a biography of…

Read More “Back to the Future: Reflections on the Java War Bicentiennial by Professor Peter Carey. Saturday May 17 at 12pm London time, and only via ZOOM (PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DAY AND TIME. AND THAT IT WILL NOT BE IN PERSON). This is because the speaker is joining us from Indonesia.” »

Rezha is the co-founder and CEO of Obviously Sustainable, a social enterprise and advisory firm focused on helping businesses and organisations achieve sustainability through research, policy advocacy, social impact programmes and impact measurement. He has a decade of experience in social impact and public policy work in an NGO, local startups and big tech companies such as…

Read More “February Meeting. Just Energy Transition in Indonesia: Balancing Sustainability and Social Impact by Rezha Bayu Oktavian Arief. Tuesday 11th February, at 6.30pm.  At the Indonesian Embassy, 30 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BU and simultaneously via Zoom” »

Kirsten will discuss her newly-published book that examines Islamist, separatist, and communal violence across Indonesian history since 1945 through six case studies. It asks why conflict only emerged in some parts of Indonesia despite the shared history. Looking at where the violence is located not just in a geographic sense but above all in a conceptual…

Read More “March meeting. Book Talk: Contesting Indonesia: Islamist, Separatist, and Communal Violence in Indonesia since 1945 by Professor Kirsten E Schulze. Tuesday 11th March, at 6.30pm, at the Indonesian embassy” »

AIS 2024 AGMand a talk onYoung People’s Role in Strengthening UK-Indonesia Relations Tuesday 12th November 6pm for 6.15pm,  The Indonesian Embassy, 30 Great Peter Street, London and simultaneously via Zoom(Zoom joining details: This link or meeting ID: 951 1003 9870 and Passcode: 186993) Please note the earlier than usual start timeAll the documents for the meeting are below or attached via the…

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Young People’s Role in Strengthening UK-Indonesia Relations by Hilmi Kartasasmita. Tuesday 12th November 6.30pm for 6.45pm,  The Indonesian Embassy, 30 Great Peter Street, London and simultaneously via Zoom Hilmi KartasasmitaMaster’s Student & President of The Indonesian Student’s Association at OxfordJunior Advisor in The Executive Office of The President (2019 – 2024)Founding Member of The Global Indonesia Professionals’…

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This is not on the usual day/date for AIS meetings – the second Tuesday of the month – because it is being held in collaboration with the Indonesian Embassy to mark National Batik Day. This is 2nd October, the anniversary of when UNESCO, the UN cultural agency, recognised batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage…

Read More “October Meeting: Batik Day. Wednesday 2nd October, 5pm, Museum of the Home, East London” »