SAVE THE DATE: AIS Annual Summer Picnic, Saturday July 5 at Wisma Nusantara – the Indonesian Ambassador’s Residence – 2 Bishops Grove, London N2 0BP
Category: FUTURE EVENTS
Tuesday 24 June meeting hosted jointly with the London School of Economics South East Asia Centre at the LSE in room CKK 1.15Book Talk: Majapahit: Intrigue, betrayal and war in Indonesia’s greatest empireby Herald van der Linde
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…
Jauh dari mata, dekat di hati (Out of sight, but close to the heart). Museums, colonial collections and postcolonial diasporas by Wim Manuhuttu, historian and heritage professional.
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…
Book Club. Celebrating Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s Birth Centennial. Wednesday 9 July 2025. 1-2.30pm UK time. 7-8.30pm Jakarta time. On Zoom
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)…
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@angloindonesian There are lots of great photos and videos on Instagram of the extremely successful AIS Summer Picnic, which took place at the ambassador’s residence on July 13.
AIS 2025-2026 Membership Subscription Renewals
Members are reminded that 2025-2026 membership fees – now £20 – were due on the 1st June. Please could people preferably pay by direct debit /standing order. And please could all members’ direct debits/standing orders still set at £10 please be changed to £20. Please could all members whose subscriptions are still outstanding for 2024-2025 pay with…
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