Indonesia gained independence from the Dutch after being colonised for hundreds of years. However, Indonesia still had to pay a fortune 'to buy' their independence. Indonesia was not the only colonised country which had to pay the colonisers. My article:

thejakartapost.com/opinion/2022/0…

Balik ke Orba.

Maui, the Next Frontier for Disaster Capitalism, Plantation-Style

New from me and the great Hawaiian legal scholar Kapuaʻala Sproat

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Apa yang dilakukan warga Dago Elos, Bandung untuk menolak penggusuran?
DAGO ELOS NEVER LOSE tayang untuk Program Watchdoc Kolaborasi
di channel Youtube Watchdoc Documentary youtu.be/_Q3TO8vXBuA

17 Agustus 2023. (Belum) Hari merdeka di Dago Elos.

#BandungBergerak #DagoElos #DagoElos NeverLose #HUTRI78Tahun

Potret Eni Sopiyah, dan anaknya Siti Khotimah (23), yang saya dokumentasikan di JALA PRT, April lalu. Siti Khotimah, seorang PRT penyintas penyiksaan oleh keluarga yg mempekerjakannya. Selama 3 bulan, ia dirantai, dipukuli, ditelanjangi, dan disiram air mendidih….

Seperti tahun-tahun pemilu sebelumnya, belum yakin bakal mencoblos siapa saat pilpres. Tapi tidak akan golput saat pileg. Caleg di dapilku di Jatim, I am watching you.

Langsung follow Luluk Hamidah pengen tahu sepak terjangnya dan update soal UU ini.

Polisi lakukan kekerasan dan bubarkan Aksi Mogok Makan Pekerja Rumah Tangga hari ke-3 di depan Gedung DPR RI, Senayan.

Aktivis: 'Hari ini bertambah PRT jadi korban, Bu.'
Polisi: 'Nggak juga, Mbak.' 🫤

Jakarta snags ‘most polluted’ title as air quality plunges and officials dither news.mongabay.com/2023/08/jakart…

Jakarta has been named the most polluted city on Earth. A decade ago, Beijing had one of the dirtiest air in the world as well. But now citizens of Beijing enjoy clear skies. Why isn't Jakarta making the same kind of progress? My latest for Mongabay explores the root causes.

JOBS: ANU CHL is looking to hire 2 lecturers in Indonesian language (1 x continuing, 1 x 3 year fixed term). Great to see ANU College of Asia and the Pacific looking to grow its Indonesian language program. jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/lecturer-…

In 2020, Maui sued Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP and other fossil fuel companies for making devastation like this all the more likely. The increasing risk of destructive wildfires was cited in Maui's lawsuit eight times.

That case is moving toward trial. exxonknews.org/p/maui-is-suin…

BREAKING: The Netherlands enters recession

Takut

Sharing ttg Tragedi Semanggi I -13 Nov. '98 di depan mahasiswa Unika Atma Jaya, Jakarta. Semoga mereka menjadi penegak hukum yg berani memberantas impunitas & mengadili para penjahat kemanusiaan dengan adil & beradab.
#SayaWawan | BR Norma Irmawan korban Tragedi Semanggi I

Coba tanya Historia.ID

Another piece that Dutch mainstream media would never publish, luckily we still have The Jakarta Post, which is read by Dutch diplomats as wel 🙃
thejakartapost.com/paper/2023/08/…
The Jakarta Post indonesiainthehague Lambert Grijns Menteri Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia BuZa Tweede Kamer Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken #nickel dispute #nickel #Indonesia #EU

Ini malah dikasi medali

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