Author: Ati Kisjanto
November Meeting: Tuesday 10 November 2026, 6:30p. Indonesian Embassy, 30 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BU, and by Zoom
To hear the Council’s reports on the year’s activities and to elect the Council for the next 12 months. And a panel discussion onHow to make Indonesian cuisine more popular in the UK with three Indonesian/Pan-Asian restaurant owners/managers in London: Zulfan Ibrahim of Bali Bali, Teja Sukmana of Moonlight, and Umi Afrah Fadilah of Warung…
Tribute to Lord Gathorne Cranbrook, former AIS Council member and expert on the environment of Indonesia and Malaysia.
By Mariska Adamson Gathone Cranbrook en route to Mantanani Island in the Malaysian state of Sabah. (Photo provided by Jamie Curtis-Hayward) From giving talks on subjects such as Borneo through the last Ice Age to writing book reviews on Indonesian Chinese Peranakan (descendants) and moderating events on the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, Lord Gathorne Cranbrook…
October meeting: Naskah Sumatra – Manuscript Cultures Where the Seas Converge by Mulaika Hijjas of SOAS London University
Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 6:30pm at the Indonesian Embassy,30 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BU, and by Zoom Sumatra was the earliest point of contact between South East Asia and the Islamic world to the west. Its orientation towards the sea facilitated the movement of people, goods and ideas, making it essential for understanding…
Summary of the September meeting. A memorable talk on Dementia by Anton Alifandi
Judging by the numerous clever questions, the audience found Gindo Tampubolon’s presentation on dementia at the AIS meeting in September fascinating. Gindo’s talk was titled Shaping the fading mind: how inequality and our senses predict dementia around the world.Unusually for an AIS talk, it did not specifically relate to Indonesia; much of the research Gindo…
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AIS Summer Picnic. Saturday July 11. Wisma Nusantara. Just a perfect day by Anton Alifandi
If one had to conjure up an ideal summer picnic, the 2026 Anglo-Indonesian Society event would probably come close. The weather was warm and sunny, the setting was immaculate, the entertainment was richly varied, the food was delicious and plentiful, and most importantly, people enjoyed themselves The organiers estimated 120 people attended, but the joyous…
June Meeting: Inside Google DeepMind and a journey through Artificial Intelligence by Adhiguna Kuncoro
Tuesday 9 June 2026 at 6:30pmat the Indonesian Embassy, 30 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BU and by Zoom We moved forward several centuries from our talk about keris in April to cutting edge technology with our discussion about Artificial Intelligence (AI) in June. Adhiguna Kuncoro of Google DeepMind delivered a broad-ranging and informative talk on…
In MemoriamProf. Juwono Sudarsono
The Council was saddened to hear of the death of Prof. Juwono Sudarsono on Saturday, 28 March in Jakarta and would like to send our deepest condolences to his family. As Indonesian Ambassador to the UK from 2003-2004 he was a patron and great friend of the society. Prof. Juwono had a deep connection with the UK, having received his…
AIS Book Club: Once Upon a ship by Nh Dini. Wednesday 8 July, 1pm UK time. 7pm Indonesia (WIB) time on Zoom.
The AIS Book Club continues to go from strength to strength. Details of the next book and meeting are as follows: Aquarini Priyatna, popularly known as “Mbak Atwin”, is a professor in literature and gender studies. Her extensive research portfolio spans women’s studies, gender research, feminist theory and practice, auto/biography, media and celebrity studies, and feminist cultural…
Book Launch: The Indonesian Vegetarian Table by AIS Vice Chair Petty Elliott. Monday, April 20 at the Indonesian Embassy
The event opened with remarks from Indonesian Ambassador Desra Percaya, followed by a conversation between the author and Faye Robinson, managing editor culinary at Phaidon, which published the book. Approximately 100 guests attended, including journalists, members of The Guild of Food Writers, chefs, AIS members, and supporters of Jepun Charity. Guests enjoyed a selection of dishes from the book…