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From the Membership Secretary THE ANGLO-INDONESIAN SOCIETY – MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL NOTICE 2019-2020 On behalf of A-IS Council, I hope that you are finding the e-newsletter and events informative and enjoyable, and thank you for being a member of the Society. If you are an Ordinary member or a Corporate member, we hope that you will…
St. Matthew’s Westminster 20 Great Peter Street Westminster SW1P 2BU The former governor of Jakarta, Ahok, was arrested on charges of blasphemy two years ago. This was because, as a Christian, he dared to quote the Qur’an during his election campaign. Since then, there have been several incidents of religious intolerance followed. The international public started…
St. Matthew’s Westminster 20 Great Peter Street Westminster SW1P 2BU We were delighted to welcome Moazzam Malik CMG as our guest speaker. Moazzam recently completed a very successful tour of nearly 5 years as UK Ambassador in Indonesia. Read Moazzam’s “Farewell Letter to Indonesia” here. In his talk, Moazzam spoke movingly about former President Habibie,…
Read More “A Talk by Moazzam Malik CMG. Wednesday 11 September 2019 at 6.15pm for 6.45pm” »
Wisma Nusantara, Hampstead Ambassador Rizal Sukma and Ibu Hana have kindly hosted the A-IS summer picnic at their residence this year. The summer picnic was a great opportunity for members to get to know each other and enjoy a fun day out that combines the best of Indonesian and British picnicking traditions with Balinese…
Read More “The Anglo-Indonesian Summer Picnic. Sunday, 21 July 2019. 12 noon – 4 PM.” »
The British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG The British Museum is having an exhibition on Raffles in the autumn curated by Dr Alexandra Green. Dr Alexandra Green is Henry Ginsburg Curator for Southeast Asia at the British Museum. She has a PhD on the subject of 18th-century Burmese wall paintings from the School…
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St. Matthew’s Westminster 20 Great Peter Street Westminster London SW1P 2BU On 9th July 2019, Fiona Kerlogue gave a very informative and interesting presentation on Růžena Urbanová’s collection when she travelled in Indonesia in the 1930s. In March 1938 the Czech author and painter Růžena Urbanová set off from Marseilles on a journey round the…
The Horniman Museum 100 London Rd, Forest Hill London SE23 3PQ Members and their families visited the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill on Sunday, June 23rd to see the new World Gallery. The Gallery includes a display of some of the Museum’s extensive collection of Indonesian batiks, and curator Fiona Kerlogue talked about the collection…
Read More “Visit to the Horniman Museum. Sunday, 23 June 2019” »
Deptford Cinema 39 Deptford Broadway Lewisham London SE8 4PQ A season of Indonesian films curated by Hannah Al Rashid Deptford Cinema ran an Indonesian film season, supported by the National Organising Committee for Indonesia as Market Focus Country at the 2019 London Book Fair. Showcasing the best in contemporary Indonesian feature films. To book tickets…
Read More “Films of the Archipelago. 11 May – 2 June, 2019.” »
SOAS University of London Indonesia held its 5th general election in April 2019. A panel of experts discussed the outcome of the elections and its implications for Indonesian politics over the next five years. The panel consisted of Dr. Michael Buehler, Liston Siregar, and Isabel Dunstan. John Aglionby, former Financial Times Indonesia correspondent,…
