Interview: Bonnie Triyana on history as a movement

Yatun Sastramidjaja Bonnie Triyana is founder and chief editor of Historia, a popular history magazine. He was a guest curator of the exhibition Revolusi! Indonesia Independent, held at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam from 11 February to 6 June 2022. Triyana caused a public stir in the Netherlands when, in an opinion piece … Read more

A Moluccan soldier and his daughter

Huib Akihary Petrus Akihary was born in 1908 in the village of Aboru, on the island of Haruku in the Moluccas. He was a sergeant major instructor in the Royal Dutch East Indies Army (KNIL). His eldest daughter Martha Anthony-Akihary was born in 1936 in Sigli, Sumatra, and now lives in Maarssen … Read more

Indonesian diplomats laud India’s rich culture at G20’s Working Group meeting

Indonesian diplomats Endy Kami Immanuel Ginting (Consul Protocol & Consular, Indonesia) and Dian Hayati Syamsuwir Kibe (Officer Economic, Indonesia) who were part of the first meeting of Development Working Group (DWG) under India’s G20 presidency lauded art and culture by Indian artists exhibited in Mumbai. Describing India’s rich culture, Endy said, “My experience is very … Read more