Category: FUTURE EVENTS

On behalf of The Anglo-Indonesian Society’s Council, I hope that you have been finding the newsletters, talks and events informative and enjoyable over the last year. Prior to the AGM in 2022, the Council agreed that Ordinaryindividual membership should be increased to £20. Notice of the increase was circulated in a letter from the chairman on 17…

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ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 1 JULY 2023 – 30 JUNE 2024 ” »

 Indonesia’s volcanoes, richness and diversity of mineral resources and people result from the dynamic geological processes that created the country and placed it along the equator. At the end of the day “it’s all related to geology”. Mr Carlile is an AIS member and a geologist with over 35 years’ experience in resources companies He led Newcrest’s presence…

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By John Carlile ” »

This talk will present a localised art historical narrative on how the local Muslim community perceived and appropriated ancient temples in Java in the early 19th century. The discussion will focus on the Sêrat Cênthini, a twelve-volume compilation of Javanese teachings, edited in 1814/1815. It illustrates how the Muslim community in Java selectively incorporates knowledge from…

Read More “Sêrat Cênthini and the Social Life of Javanese Antiquity By Panggah Ardiyansyah. Tuesday 10 October” »

Apologies but the email to apply for tickets for the Hari Batik Nasional event was incorrect.Resending with the correct email address This is a ‘By Invitation Only’ event with a limited number of places available, therefore please book early. Please address your application with name and contact details to Petty Elliot at petty.elliott@gmail.com by Monday 18 September to book your place….

Read More “Hari Batik Nasional at the Indonesian embassy in London. Monday 2 October  3.30pm-6pm [Please note the earlier start time]” »

Sunday September 10, 11am-2pm at the Indonesian ambassador’s residence. FREE ENTRY But since this is at the residence of the Indonesian ambassador, please RSVP to aismemb.cr@gmail.com so we can have an idea of numbers.  

The international profile of Indonesian literature continues to grow. Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Ayu Utami and Intan Paramaditha, for example, are now globally-recognised authors, and both Eka Kurniawan and Norman Erikson Pasaribu have been longlisted for the International Booker Prize in recent years. This increasing recognition is mainly thanks to the now wide availability of excellent translations…

Read More “Launch of the AIS book club – Wednesday 13 September 2023” »

Tuesday 12 September Ben Bland, Asia programme director at Chatham House, will talk on President Joko Widodo’s tenure as president and politics in Indonesia ahead of the February 2024 elections Monday 2 October Hari Batik Nasional at the Indonesian embassy in London. This will be an afternoon event. More details will follow in the next newsletter Tuesday…

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