The New York Times
Report on how grammar matters or doesn't matter in the Southeast Asian influencer world
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The Washington Post
Report on Donald Trump Jr.'s visit to Indonesia that stoked interest in the political aspirations both names are associated with
Report on the early results of Indonesia's 2019 elections
Context on Indonesia's 2019 elections, in which identity politics loom large in both candidates' campaigns
Report on how aid mismanagement in Palu impacts victims' perception of Indonesia's 2019 elections
Report on the release of Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the former Jakarta governor who was convicted in a widely publicized blasphemy law case
Report on the most recent tsunami in the Sunda Strait
Report on three parents who look for their missing children in the wake of the Palu earthquake
Profile of Retno Budiharto, an Indonesian rescuer who's worked in a latest string of disasters
Short profile of Veronika, a victim from Indonesia's earthquake in Palu
Recap on the many ways the damages the earthquake caused in Palu could have been prevented
Continuing report of the Lion Air Crash in which investigators release a preliminary report delineating all the confusion the pilot might have had in the doomed flight
Report on the plane crash and the ongoing identification process for the victims
Report on the Lion Air plane crash, feared to be one of the worst in recent times in Indonesia
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The Atlantic
Analysis of Indonesia's cruel politicization of human rights issues
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Foreign Policy
Report on how indigenous languages in Indonesia play a role in disaster preparedness or its subsequent mitigation
Report on Golput, and how abstentions colored Indonesia's 2019 elections
Report on the recent plan to move the Indonesian capital away from Jakarta and how the plan is a long con
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The Guardian
Opinion piece on the recent move to update Indonesia's criminal code, which would prohibit the activities of Indonesian LGBT communities
Interviews with four members of Indonesia's LGBT community
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VOA News​
Report on the arrest of Robertus Robet, a rights activist, and how the ensuing spectacle is a reminder of Indonesia's authoritarian past
Report on Indonesia's attempts to intensify its crackdown on fake news
Highlights from the first presidential debate
Report on the deaths of Indonesian election officials
Report on the arrests of West Papuan activists and students
Short look into Indonesia's air security
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CNN
Report on the architecture of Indonesian churches and how the style's borne witness to colonialist whims
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South China Morning Post
Book review of Andreas Harsono's travelogue of Indonesian violence
Essay on my Chinese Indonesian father, and the self-made identity that never was
Report on the Chinese Indonesian's role in Indonesian films
Report on the ex-Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama who, in resigned tone, dispelled rumors that he'll get a ministerial post
Feature on the Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia and his diplomatic Instagram account
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New Naratif
Long report on Meiliana, a Chinese-Indonesian woman, who stands as a cautionary tale of Indonesia's divisive blasphemy law
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VICE
Long report on Indonesia's film restoration trend
Review of the album Kosua by British producer Black Merlin and some commentary on the cultural appropriation posture music can bring
Primer / Interview on Indonesia's Cina Benteng (Benteng Chinese Indonesians)
Short primer on the Indonesian practice of shackling the mentally ill
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Others
Review of Bunga Penutup Abad, a play adapted from Pramoedya Ananta Toer's Buru Quartet trilogy for The Jakarta Post (2018)
Report on an Indonesian musical sub culture that involved bootleg cassettes and a love for progressive rock for Daily Red Bull Music Academy (2017)
Short primer on the life of Indonesia's most celebrated writer, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, for The Jakarta Post (2018)
Report on Indonesia's plan to castrate pedophiles for Broadly (2016)
Interview with a relative of the 1965 Indonesian massacre on the many ordeals women faced during that time for Broadly (2016)
Interview with an administrator who runs the website notifying people of album leaks for Noisey (2015)
Interview with Joshua Oppenheimer, the film director behind the celebrated documentaries on Indonesia's 1965 massacre The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence for New Mandala (2015)
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Archive in The Jakarta Post where I have worked since 2015 as a culture reporter
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