Perhimpunan Indonesia – Inggris
We, Johnny Roadhouse Music, are a music store in Manchester and have had a three-octave 22-piece Angklung set for decades. It was never really intended as a sale item, more as a feature to entice people to come into the shop but we are redesigning our folk department and are looking to create a bit of…
Join our book club explored Indonesian literature giving you insight into this fascinating archipelago. In November we discussed Felix Nesi’s People from Oetimu. The novel explores the turbulent history and colonial experiences of the island of Timor, particularly focusing on the village of Oetimu in West Timor. It deals with themes of colonialism, collective memory,…
Tuesday November 11 at 18:30 at the Indonesian Embassy and via Zoom 30 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BU. Every one of Indonesia’s more than 17,000 islands tells its story through food, flavours and culinary traditions, creating one of the world’s most vibrant culinary landscapes. Petty will share her culinary journeys across the archipelago, reflecting its extraordinary natural…
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…
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…
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)…
Jepun Indonesia in UK is hosting a Charity Champions Meet and Greet. For tickets, email: jepunindonesiainuk@gmail.com
The Royal Society for Asian Affairs (RSAA) is a membership organisation that runs a programme of lectures and other events looking at the whole of Asia. It also publish the quarterly journal Asian Affairs. The RSAA has an upcoming online event entitled “The Battle for the Soul of Islam”, on May 21st, which will focus on the contest…
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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…