Amnesty International Indonesia is calling for an evaluation of the placement of TNI (Indonesian military) in Papua after a video of a Papuan man being tortured by several soldiers at the Gome Post in Puncak regency, Central Papua, went viral on social media. “This incident was a [case of] cruel and inhuman torture that really...
I'm Agas Ramirez, host of the #HERstory#SoutheastAsia#Podcast. I share women's history from the region, like the stories of Supayalat of #Myanmar , the Trung Sisters of #Vietnam , Prinsesa Urduja of the #Philippines , & Emiria Sunassa of #Indonesia . My latest series is on the #Manila Carnival (1908-1939).
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This page is a list of open access resources and primary sources related to the history of the Malay world, broadly defined including, but not limited to, the lands and peoples in what are today Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore.
Indonesia’ s week-long Eid al-Fitr holiday officially begins. In the Middle East and other parts of the world, marking the end of Ramadan is the minor Eid but in Southeast Asia this is the major Eid, the other being the sacrificial Eid al-Adha.
Malaysia and Singapore only allocate 1-2 days of holiday but Indonesia’s customary homecoming practice means anything less than 5 days won’t ever be sufficient. It’s like our Thanksgiving but for 7-9 days depending on when it falls during the week.
Any effort to contact businesses during this time will be futile unless you’ve already had prior appointment and even then it might be canceled 😂😂😂.
Jakarta’s residents have slowly left the city for the holidays starting last Friday and the holiday exodus typically accelerates until the day before Eid until around half the city is left, leaving it pleasant for everyone else to drive, take buses, go to parks, malls, and other local destinations. Outbound traffic is downright terrible already.
This time next week the inbound traffic to major cities and population centres will be pretty severe as residents return. Often this also means a spike in city population with new people coming looking for work.
Look at this Kue Lumpur from #Indonesia! This traditional cake is made of flour and coconut milk and topped with raisins. It's also known as "mud cake."
Photo taken Feb '23 at the Botanica Sanctuary, Puncak, Bogor, West Java.
ENG: Sawadee ka thai people that happen to see this post! Check out https://fediverse.in.th ! This is a website that list thai-owned instance in fediverse so check it out if you're unsure which instance you want to be in!
Revathi is an ex-colleague of mine at the paper and the healthiest person I know. She used to teach us yoga in the company gy. She ate healthy etc. To read that she's battling long covid - it is so unfair.
But that's the thing #Covid19 doesn't play fair.
We are mask free in most places now, but I can't help but wonder if we should bring back mask mandates to #Malaysia.
Sharing with you my second hobby besides the #herstory#southeastasia#podcast -- #sewing !! I'm still very new to this but here are two outfits I've worn out into the world. They're made out of used flour sacks that might otherwise end up at the landfill. The bucket hat is reversible. I'm currently working on versatile and functional dress designs that work well with weight changes and can be used in different types of weather. Will share updates as I learn more. ✨️
Penang Asam Laksa is a noodle dish in spicy fish broth topped with various shredded vegetables not to be confused with Curry Laksa (Curry Mee) which is also very good but I am of the opinion that Asam Laksa has the ability to heal the world.
“Indonesia and Malaysia have managed to keep rates of primary forest loss near record-low levels,” according to an analysis from the World Resources Institute. Across both countries, average yearly forest loss fell dramatically between the years 2015-2017 and 2020-2022, with Indonesia seeing a 64 percent decline and Malaysia...
Also nearly spat out my coffee when he said that the countries in the region had "the same culture and values". (Yet he mentioned they were diverse too, weird.)
Dude we are so culturally and ideologically dissimilar that Western think tanks predicted we would be at war a few years after the end of the Vietnam War.
That's why you shouldn't get your info from YouTube 😂
The #stigma associated with HIV/ #AIDS remains a significant #barrier to testing, treatment & support, preventing many individuals from seeking timely #medical assistance.
'A week-long CNA experiment... has identified a steady stream of inaccurate content on the Israel-Hamas war spreading on the platform. While the proliferation of fake news online during geopolitical tensions is not new ... analysts said the Israel-Hamas conflict takes on a different, perhaps more pernicious dimension in Southeast Asia.'
Two days after rebel forces in Myanmar’s Chin state overran the junta’s two military bases close to the border with India, they have taken control of a border crossing point between the two countries across the tiny hilly Indian state of Mizoram....
Africa’s linguistic diversity goes largely unnoticed in research on multilingualism (theconversation.com)
sharing it here because it mentioned SEA as another under-studied multilingual region, and we share the same issues:...
Amnesty International urges review of Indonesian troops in West Papua after torture video (asiapacificreport.nz)
Amnesty International Indonesia is calling for an evaluation of the placement of TNI (Indonesian military) in Papua after a video of a Papuan man being tortured by several soldiers at the Gome Post in Puncak regency, Central Papua, went viral on social media. “This incident was a [case of] cruel and inhuman torture that really...
Comfort women: Last of Japan's WW2 sex slaves sing 'forget us not' (www.bbc.com)
Their own memories fading, former World War Two sex slaves seek justice in their twilight years.
Primary Sources: History of the Malay World (froginawell.net)
This page is a list of open access resources and primary sources related to the history of the Malay world, broadly defined including, but not limited to, the lands and peoples in what are today Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore.
Indonesia, Malaysia Have Cut Deforestation in Half in Last Half-Decade (e360.yale.edu)
“Indonesia and Malaysia have managed to keep rates of primary forest loss near record-low levels,” according to an analysis from the World Resources Institute. Across both countries, average yearly forest loss fell dramatically between the years 2015-2017 and 2020-2022, with Indonesia seeing a 64 percent decline and Malaysia...
After battle with junta, Myanmar rebels take control of border point with India (www.reuters.com)
Two days after rebel forces in Myanmar’s Chin state overran the junta’s two military bases close to the border with India, they have taken control of a border crossing point between the two countries across the tiny hilly Indian state of Mizoram....