Kris and Kris Hilt Collection. Sunday, 26 January 2020, 3pm
Geoffrey Saba showed his Kris & Kris Hilt collection of over 100 in number. He provided Southeast Asian tea afterwards.
Author: Ati Kisjanto
Panel Discussion on Chevening Scholarship. Tuesday, 12 November 2019 after A-IS AGM
5th floor Plantation Place 30 Fenchurch St London EC3M 3BD Last month we had our annual general meeting which went smoothly. The AGM was followed by a panel discusion on Chevening Scholarship. During the discussion, HE Dr. Rizal Sukma, the Indonesian Ambassador, and his wife, Ibu Hana Satriyo shared their Chevening experience. Delicious Indonesian food…
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Tuesday 12 November 2019. 6pm for 6.30pm
5th floor Plantation Place 30 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 3BY AGENDA 1. Apologies for absence 2. Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting Click HERE to view the minutes of the AGM 2018 3. The Fifty-fifth Annual Report Click HERE to view the ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2018-2019 4. Financial Accounts for 2018-2019 5. Election…
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Obituary:
Russel Jones (1926 – 2019) We are saddened to hear of the passing of Russel Jones, who was a noted scholar of Malay and Indonesian languages and culture. He was instrumental in founding the Indonesia Circle newsletter which over the years transformed into the academic journal Indonesia and the Malay World, published by Routledge. “Russell was a key…
“To the Contrary” (by A.A. Navis) Translated by Kevin W. Fogg and Matthew G.B. Woolgar
Publisher: Lontar Foundation (June, 2019) Price: £13 (A-IS members) or £15 (non A-IS members) A. A. Navis (1924-2003) was the leading cultural and literary figure in his home province of West Sumatra and widely respected at the national level as well. He wrote novels, plays, non-fiction, and poetry, but is best known for his short stories. Kevin…
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MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL NOTICE 2019-2020
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…
“Relax, it’s just religion”: A Talk by Feby Indirani. Tuesday, 15 October 2019. 6.15pm for 6.45pm
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…
A Talk by Moazzam Malik CMG. Wednesday 11 September 2019 at 6.15pm for 6.45pm
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,…
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The Anglo-Indonesian Summer Picnic. Sunday, 21 July 2019. 12 noon – 4 PM.
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…
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The British Museum exhibition on Raffles’ Collections. September 2019
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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