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News Indonesia » History: Indonesia history

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Published on: Thursday 28 March 2019

Next year's presidential election is a good time to press for accountability for the violence that accompanied the end of Suharto's New Order. The policy is part of a recent government push to ...

News Indonesia » History: Indonesia Allocates Rp9bn to Rewrite History

News channel or source: https://en.tempo.co/read/2011588/indonesia-allocates-rp9bn-to-rewrite-history

Published on: Tuesday 27 May 2025

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Minister of Culture, Fadli Zon, stated that the ongoing project to rewrite the national history under his ministry has a budget of Rp9 billion. He opined that this ...

News Indonesia » History: The Unresolved Legacy of the May 1998 Riots in Indonesia

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/the-unresolved-legacy-of-the-may-1998-riots-in-indonesia/

Published on: Friday 26 May 2023

The events of May 1998 form an indelible chapter in Indonesia’s history, marked by profound struggle and heart-wrenching grief, which continues to resonate in Indonesians’ hearts and collective ...

News Indonesia » History: Indonesia History Rewrite: The Long, Debated Journey

News channel or source: https://en.tempo.co/read/2073555/indonesia-history-rewrite-the-long-debated-journey

Published on: Thursday 18 December 2025

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Minister of Culture Fadli Zon officially launched the government’s comprehensive new edition of Indonesian history, titled ‘Sejarah Indonesia: Dinamika Kebangsaan dalam Arus Global ...

News Indonesia » History: In Indonesia, fears grow that dark past may be rewritten with government's new history books

News channel or source: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2025/05/19/in-indonesia-fears-grow-that-dark-past-may-be-rewritten-with-government039s-new-history-books

Published on: Sunday 18 May 2025

JAKARTA (Reuters) -The Indonesian government's plan to release new history books has sparked concerns that some of the country's darkest chapters could be recast to show President Prabowo Subianto and ...

News Indonesia » History: Artists Tackles History of Anti-Chinese Discrimination in Indonesia

News channel or source: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/artists-tackles-history-anti-chinese-discrimination-indonesia

Published on: Wednesday 27 September 2017

During the height of the Asian Financial Crisis in 1998, Indonesia plunged into turmoil as food shortages and mass unemployment led to widespread protests and riots. And, as they had been many times ...

News Indonesia » History: Australian espionage and the history of foreign intervention in Indonesia

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/australian-espionage-and-the-history-of-foreign-intervention-in-indonesia-20648

Published on: Monday 25 November 2013

Australian troops participated in the post-war occupation of Indonesian territories and is yet to formally apologise. EPA/Abror Riziki Indonesia emerged as a modern nation in the wake of World War Two ...

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