Perhimpunan Indonesia – Inggris
FOR 1 JULY 2023 – 30 JUNE 2024 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 Council agreed that Ordinary individual membership should be increased to £20. Notice of the increase…
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at the Indonesian Embassy, 30 Great Peter Street, London and simultaneously via Zoom Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelago comprising over 17,000 islands, stretches 6,000km along the equator. It formed over the last 55 million years as the Australian Plate drifted northwards from the Antarctic to collide with the Eurasian and Pacific Plates in the tropics.These plate…
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…
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….
Venue: The Indonesian Embassy, 30 Great Peter Street, Westminster London SW1P 2BU As a child, Chris Thorogood dreamed of seeing Rafflesia – the plant with the world’s largest flowers. He crafted life-size replicas in an abandoned cemetery, carefully bringing them to life with paper and paint. He has now dedicated his life to studying the biology of such…
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.
Tuesday, 13 June 2023 at 6.30pm for 6.45pm Venue: The Indonesian Embassy, 30 Great Peter Street, Westminster London SW1P 2BU This presentation by DrAnnabel Teh Gallop is a change to the advertised programme due to the unavailability of Jon Lambe, the British ambassador to ASEAN, who we hope will be able to speak early next year. From the very…
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AIS Chairman Moazzam Malik was among the speaker at this packed event attended by Mr Arsjad Rasjid, chair of the Asean BAC, chief executive of Indika Energy and executive chairman of the Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin). 21 June 2023 The Oriental Rug and Textile Society will host a talk on contemporary Indonesian batik at 7pm at the University Women’s Club in…
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…
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Monday, 20 March 2023 at 10am-12pm Venue: The National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE This oversubscribed roundtable was a discussion of the the role of downstream industries in driving Indonesia’s economic transformation, particulary in the electronic vehicle and downstream mineral resources industries The session also dissected strategic sectors of downstream industries powered by sustainable finance initiatives as well…