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RATNAGANADI PARAMITA: THE NEUROSCIENTIST WHO SINGS INDONESIA'S POETRY TO THE WOR ...
Meet Ratnaganadi Paramita, the Indonesian neuroscientist-soprano behind Tembang Puitik and the world ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | 2 days ago
AN AMBASSADOR ASKED INDONESIA'S TOP COMPOSER TO SET URUGUAYAN POETRY TO MUSIC. H ...
Ananda Sukarlan just premiered a new song cycle commissioned by Uruguay's embassy in Jakarta here's ...
DIPLOMATS | 2 days ago
THE INDONESIAN GUY WHO TURNED A BANKRUPT ITALIAN FOOTBALL CLUB INTO A CHAMPIONS ...
How Mirwan Suwarso, an Indonesian ex-ad executive, turned Como 1907 from a bankrupt Serie D club int ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | 4 days ago
VEDA EGA PRATAMA MOTO3: INDONESIA'S P15-TO-P9 COMEBACK
Veda Ega Pratama Moto3 update: the 17-year-old Indonesian rider went P15 to P9 at Silverstone. Here' ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | a week ago
BILAL HASAN JUST BECAME INDONESIA'S SECOND UFC FIGHTER AND HE DID IT IN 45 SECO ...
Bilal Hasan just signed with UFC after a 45-second TKO win. Here's who he is, what Dana White said, ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | 2 weeks ago
RIMBAUD RESIDENCY INDONESIA: A FRENCH POET'S JAVA LEGACY
France and Indonesia just launched the Rimbaud Residency, a literary exchange inspired by poet Arthu ...
DIPLOMATS | 2 weeks ago
ARIANA GRANDE REHIRES DEPOK ILLUSTRATOR FOR PETAL.
Ariana Grande tapped Depok illustrator Tsaqif Baihaqi again for her Petal MV. He designed the cracke ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | 3 weeks ago
MOROCCO THRONE DAY JAKARTA: INSIDE THE 27TH RECEPTION
"Morocco's Throne Day reception hit Jakarta this week King Mohammed VI's 27th anniversary, a dagge ...
DIPLOMATS | 3 weeks ago
KWIBOHORA 32 JAKARTA: RWANDA'S CULTURAL DIPLOMACY NIGHT
How Rwanda's Embassy in Jakarta turned Kwibohora 32 into a cultural bridge with Indonesia music, di ...
DIPLOMATS | a month ago
MEET WELLAH HATTA, STAGE MANAGER OF FIFA WORLD CUP 2026
Wellah Hatta, an Indonesian stage manager with 16 years of experience, ran the FIFA World Cup 2026 c ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | a month ago
BASTILLE DAY 2026 JAKARTA: INSIDE FRANCE-INDONESIA TIES
France and Indonesia marked Bastille Day 2026 in Jakarta, celebrating their new Comprehensive Strate ...
DIPLOMATS | a month ago
JINXO WINS SPIEL DES JAHRES 2026: A FIRST FOR ASIA
An Indonesian party game just won Spiel des Jahres 2026 the "Oscars" of board games. Here's how Jin ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | a month ago
QARRAR FIRHAND JUST MADE INDONESIA'S FIRST WSK EURO SERIES CHAMPION, AT AGE 15
Qarrar Firhand, 15, just became the first Indonesian ever to win the WSK Euro Series. Here's how he ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | a month ago
INDONESIAN WOMEN KEEP GETTING FAMOUS SOMEWHERE ELSE FIRST
Ten Indonesian women from Spotify record-holder NIKI to vaccine scientist Carina Joe are going viral ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | 2 months ago
DEO, THE 24-YEAR-OLD BEHIND ARLO INDUSTRIES' MENTAT
An Indonesian engineer who studied in Israel is building the sensor network militaries use to spot d ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | 2 months ago
INSIDE EGYPT'S NATIONAL DAY RECEPTION IN JAKARTA: PHARAONIC PANELS, BATIK, AND A ...
Inside Egypt's June 2026 National Day reception in Jakarta what Ambassador Yasser Elshemy said abou ...
DIPLOMATS | 2 months ago
VIKNES WAREN: FROM DBL MVP TO JACQUEMUS RUNWAY STAR
An Indonesian basketball MVP just walked for Jacquemus in Corsica and it's not even his first time ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | 2 months ago
AUSTRIAN EMBASSY JAKARTA CONCERT WELCOMES NEW ENVOY
Austrian Embassy Jakarta hosted a concert welcoming Ambassador Alexander Rieger, premiering Ananda S ...
DIPLOMATS | 2 months ago
4 INDONESIAN STUDENTS JUST WON BIG AT EUROMUN 2026 IN THE NETHERLANDS
Four Beswan Djarum scholars won Best Delegate and Honourable Mention awards at EuroMUN 2026 in Maast ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | 2 months ago
80 YEARS OF JORDAN: HOW JAKARTA MARKED A KINGDOM'S MILESTONE
Jordan's Embassy in Jakarta celebrated the 80th Independence Day with Indonesian officials. Here's w ...
DIPLOMATS | 2 months ago
A 12-YEAR-OLD FROM JAKARTA JUST BEAT A RED BULL DANCE CHAMPION IN POLAND
Mata Miyu, a 12-year-old dancer from Jakarta, won Hip Hop U18 at Future Pace x OSHEE 2026 in Kraków ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | 2 months ago
BUTTONSCARVES X NAGITA SLAVINA: INSIDE INDONESIA'S BIGGEST MODEST-FASHION COLLAB ...
Buttonscarves x Nagita Slavina launched June 13, 2026 with scarves, bags & RTW from $37 plus a city ...
ENTREPRENEURS | 2 months ago
CHELSIE MONICA BEAT MAGNUS CARLSEN IN A HONG KONG SIMUL
Indonesian WIM Chelsie Monica beat Magnus Carlsen in a 25-board chess simul in Hong Kong, the only w ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | 2 months ago
THE ITB-MADE SMART HELMET THAT WAKES YOU UP BEFORE YOU CRASH
ITB students built SADAR Helmet, an IoT device that detects microsleep in motorcycle riders using he ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | 2 months ago
THE YOGYAKARTA COMIC ARTIST SELLING OUT IN EUROPE AND AMERICA
Apri Kusbiantoro is an Indonesian comic artist from Bantul, Yogyakarta who became the official illus ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | 3 months ago
FIVE INDONESIAN MODELS WHO ARE CONQUERING THE WORLD'S BIGGEST RUNWAYS
Meet the 5 Indonesian models walking Paris, Milan, London & New York from Raihan Fahrizal at Louis ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | 3 months ago
AT 20, THIS INDONESIAN WOMAN GAVE THE GRADUATION SPEECH AT HARVARD
Allegra Jade Dreanda Isdar, 20, became Harvard's graduation speaker and used the moment to talk abo ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | 3 months ago
THE INDONESIAN WOMAN HOLLYWOOD FORGOT TO CREDIT
Devi Dja was the first Indonesian in Hollywood — a dancer who performed in major films and fought ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | 3 months ago
SHE WON IN JAPAN — AND REWROTE INDONESIAN SURFING HISTORY
Dhea Novitasari wins WSL LQS 1000 Hamamatsu Open 2026 and becomes the first Indonesian woman to qual ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | 3 months ago
KAMILA ANDINI MAKES HISTORY AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2026
The Indonesian director is the sole Asian filmmaker chosen for the Red Sea Film Foundation's prestig ...
INSPIRING PERSONALITY | 3 months ago
